Mr. Stuckey. He seemed to be very conscious about all of his words, all of his movements, sort of very deliberate. He was very deliberate with his words, and struck me as being rather articulate. He was the type of person you would say would inspire confidence. This was the incongruity that struck me, the fact that this type of person should be with this organization. That is the gist of the first meeting.
I asked him to meet me at the radio station that afternoon about 5 o'clock for the interview, and he agreed.
Mr. Jenner. This was to be an interview preliminary to a broadcast?
Mr. Stuckey. Well, this was to be a recorded interview prior to the broadcast.
Mr. Jenner. Why would you do that?
Mr. Stuckey. To avoid the possibility of errors. It is a risky business going on live. You know, you never know when you are going to slip up and, particularly, with somebody as controversial as a representative of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee you want to know what you have in hand before you put it on.
During that day I thought quite a bit about Oswald before he arrived at the station for the interview, and I was interested in his articulateness and in discussing this organization, so I had decided during the day that instead of just interviewing him for 5 minutes, which was the length of my program, that I would just let him talk as long as he wanted to.
Mr. Jenner. In the private interview with you?
Mr. Stuckey. Yes; but record it.
Mr. Jenner. Yes; of course.