I will hand you what has been marked for identification as “Exhibit No. 7, Washington, D.C., June 3, 1964, deposition of Earl Ruby.” This purports to be a copy of an interview report prepared by Special Agent George Parfet of the FBI. The interview took place with you on November 28 in Chicago. It consists of two pages and it is numbered at the bottom pages 15 and 16.
Would you want to look at that and tell us if there are any changes or corrections that you would care to make?
Mr. Ruby. Here on page 2 it mentioned that I had never heard of Jack being mentally ill or depressed. However, I know he was depressed several years ago.
Mr. Griffin. Did you know that at the time you gave that interview report, gave that interview?
Mr. Ruby. Yes; I knew he was depressed but I didn’t understand it completely. I didn’t know that it was called depression at that time.
Mr. Griffin. How did it appear, how would you have described it at that time?
Mr. Ruby. Well, that he wouldn’t shave and he wouldn’t bathe, and he wouldn’t go out, but at that time I didn’t know what it was called. But after thinking it over, when he came up to Chicago once, he was terribly depressed, as I stated before.
Mr. Griffin. How would you have described him at the time you saw him— what would you have said was the matter with him?
Mr. Ruby. Well, I was just—let me see what words I can use to describe it—I would have said he was disgusted, not knowing that actually he was depressed until I really learned what the word “depressed” means.
Mr. Griffin. Was his attitude one more of hostility or belligerence toward what had happened rather than one of submission?