Mr. Jenner. You spoke in Russian?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Yes, I told him in Russian, how are you, Tovarish Mikoyan. And he was so shocked, because I didn't look like a Russian, I looked like a fashion plate, and spoke English all the time. And all of a sudden, I deliberately—it was sort of a prank. He almost fainted. It was fantastic. I didn't make any secrets. I told about it in Dallas to everybody.
Mr. Jenner. Well, that was purely an adventure?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Oh, sure. It was just a prank, just for fun.
Mr. Jenner. I see. You had no prior association with Mr. Mikoyan, or any member of the Russian mission when you went to Mexico—you had not anticipated the presence of the Russian mission?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. We didn't know that they were there, absolutely. George went on his business. It just happened to be that they had this exhibit there, and it happens to be that Mikoyan was there—I think they were offering a lot of money to the Mexican Government, and the Mexican Government refused it. They didn't take it. But they have been on friendly terms, they didn't quarrel about it—they just didn't accept it, they didn't accept his proposal.
And we happened to know about it because we had this friend, the presidential pilot.
Mr. Jenner. I see. All right. We have obtained, either from you or from your husband, the marriage date of Alexandra.
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. That must be November 1959.
Mr. Jenner. All right.