Mr. Ruby. Right.
Mr. Herndon. “Did you tell anyone that you were thinking of shooting Oswald before you did it?”
Mr. Ruby. No.
Mr. Herndon. Is that question all right, do you understand it?
Mr. Ruby. Yes—I take that back. Sunday morning—I want to elaborate on that—before I left my apartment—it evidently didn’t register with the person because of the way I said it. In other words, the whole basis of this whole thing was that Mrs. Kennedy would have to come back for trial.
Mr. Fowler. Jack, let me ask you at this time—excuse my interruption, but why don’t you just address yourself to the general questions that are asked you. I think it’s all right.
Mr. Ruby. All right.
Mr. Fowler. I don’t think it will help the Commission, and this may be in the form of a question later on, but just confine your answer to “Yes” or “No.”
Mr. Ruby. Well, the thing is this—I have to answer—ask me the question again.
Mr. Herndon. Let’s go over it once more, Mr. Ruby, and I want you to be able to be in a position that you can freely, honestly, and truthfully answer it simply “Yes” or “No.”