Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes. Tried Colorado School of Mines, Rice Institute, and University of Texas.
Mr. Jenner. All right. You are now about 33 years old, somewhere in that neighborhood?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. During these years you led sort of a bohemian life, did you not?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes. Well, you see—bohemian and trying to make a buck, as you might call it.
Mr. Jenner. I am trying to bring out your personality.
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. That is right. But you see the main reason I actually came to the United States is to look for a country which did not have—which was a melting pot, because I am a melting pot myself, as you can see. I changed from one country to another, a complete mixture. So I thought that would fit me right. And eventually it did. It took a long time to get adjusted to it. The first five years are very difficult in the United States. I didn't speak English very well. And it was just tough going. Fortunately I had friends, acquaintances, and a lot of relations. But, otherwise, I probably would have starved. And it did actually happen that I did starve occasionally. So I decided to go——
Mr. Jenner. You were young and full of energy?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. While working for the Humble Oil Co. I said that a man without the education in that particular field—I did not have the background of geology or petroleum engineering, except that I kept on studying by myself. I didn't have much chance to succeed. I was wrong, by the way. I should have followed Mr. Blaffer's advice and gone in the oil business, and I would have been a multimillionaire today.
Mr. Jenner. Well, you might still be.