And I said it was a shame that he had to leave Dallas, that if he and Jeanne had remained here, that possibly this never would have happened, because they were the only people who were trying to bring this closed mind out into the open air.
And I received one reply back from George's wife, and she thanked me for what she thought were kind sentiments.
Subsequently he chided me a little bit, and I again wrote to him and let him know I wondered how he was getting along.
And he wrote back and said, "I am fearful about you, all kinds of race riots and assassinations in Dallas, but how are you getting along? Let us hear from you."
Subsequently, as you know, his wife's daughter and son-in-law were guests in my house for 2 weeks, and so I learned from them about George and his wife, and I am about due another letter in the next week or so.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you keep copies of the letters you wrote to him?
Mr. Ballen. No, sir.
Mr. Liebeler. Do you still have the letters he wrote to you?
Mr. Ballen. No; I first started to save his letters when he and his wife walked through Central America, and this was a collection of letters, but I am not a letter saver. But I did save them, saved them until he returned from his trip and gave them all to him, and those are the only letters that I have ever saved.
Mr. Liebeler. You mentioned De Mohrenschildt's daughter-in-law?