Mr. Specter. Mr. Ruby, I don’t want to leave any area of questionableness here or ambiguity—of course, you didn’t say in your sleep this, so perhaps we ought to phrase it “Before you went to bed on Saturday night or early Sunday morning did you tell anyone you intended to shoot Oswald?”
Mr. Ruby. That’s right.
Mr. Herndon. Would you repeat that, Mr. Specter?
Mr. Specter. Yes. “Before you went to bed——”
What time did you go to bed that night?
Mr. Ruby. At 1:15 or 1:30, but you must put it specifically—also, whether I received any phone calls from the time I went to bed and the time I arose. Do you follow me? In other words, I could clear myself by answering that question truthfully, but I could have received a phone call in between the time I went to bed and the time I awakened.
Mr. Herndon. So, the area we’re trying to cover here, Mr. Ruby, as I see it is—if you did tell anyone you were thinking of doing this—the approximate time.
Is that what we’re getting at, Mr. Specter?
Mr. Specter. Yes.
Mr. Herndon. Now, we can phrase that in several different ways. If your recollection is that good that you specifically recall an incident, you can tell me how you want me to ask it.