Mr. Jenner. I will get to that in a moment.
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. I think actually there were two parties that we took them to. One at Ford's and the other at Everett Glover's. No, pardon me, I made a mistake. We took them also, both of them one afternoon, and I think it was still in the first period of us knowing them, to the house of Admiral Bruton who is a friend of ours, and a retired U.S. Admiral who works in Dallas and has; both he and his wife are good friends of ours. And they are very kind people.
Mrs. Bruton loves the children. She is a grandmother, and we told her that here we have that miserable couple with a child, could we bring them to the pool 1 day? And she said "fine, bring them along." And we brought them to the pool, and no sooner the admiral saw Oswald you know, and heard a few words from him, he said "take this guy away from me." This Bruton was quite a hero in the war you know, and he immediately sensed that Oswald was a revolutionary character you see, and no good. He sensed that, being a military man you see. I think he asked him a few questions "is it true that you were in the Marine Corps?" And Oswald made kind of a sour face about the Marine Corps. So it was very short and very unpleasant interview because the admiral left you know, and his wife, being a kind person, stayed there for a while you know, and then we took the Oswalds back again.
Mr. Jenner. You never did use the pool?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. They never used the pool because I don't think Oswald liked swimming. And just recently I got a letter from Mrs. Bruton in Paris saying "is that the same man that you brought once to my house?" She has been reading the story of Oswald.
Mr. Jenner. When you went over to pick up the Oswalds to take them to that Christmas party did you enter their home?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. It is just vague to me. I don't remember how we got them. Whether I did or my wife did—I do not recall how it was done.
Mr. Jenner. I was going to ask you whether you noticed if they had a Christmas tree or any indication of celebration of Christmas?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. I have some vague recollection of some kind of celebration but I do not recall.
Mr. Jenner. Did you ever have any discussion with him as to whether he did or didn't believe in Christmas?