Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Oswald’s Thanksgiving Reunion with Robert and John Pic

In an effort to renew family ties, Robert Oswald wrote to Lee and John Pic on November 17, inviting them to Thanksgiving dinner. Lee accepted, and he and Marina traveled to Fort Worth by bus on Thanksgiving Day, where Pic and Robert met them. Pic, who had not seen his half-brother in ten years, observed Lee’s good parenting. After dinner, Paul Gregory hosted them for sandwiches before their return. Robert maintained limited contact afterward but did not see Lee again until after the assassination.

Oswald’s Correspondence with Soviet and Leftist Political Organizations

Despite his disillusionment with Soviet life, Oswald maintained interest in Russia, writing to the Soviet Embassy to subscribe to Russian periodicals. In December 1962, the Oswalds sent New Year’s greetings to Embassy staff. He also corresponded with the Communist Party, U.S.A. and the Socialist Workers Party, subscribing to the Worker in August 1962 and offering his photographic skills to these organizations and the Hall-Davis Defense Committee, though his offers were not accepted. The Socialist Workers Party had no Texas branch.

Oswald’s Reading Habits and Russian Christmas Gathering Attendance

Oswald read extensively on diverse subjects. Bouhe testified his fare consisted of Marx, Lenin, and similar works. Marina reported he read H. G. Wells’ “Outline of History” and biographies of Hitler, Kennedy, and Khrushchev. Despite the break with the Russian community, the De Mohrenschildts brought the Oswalds to a Russian Christmas party at the Fords’ home, where Oswald spoke at length with Yaeko Okui. The Oswalds were not invited to three other Russian Christmas gatherings. Marina visited the De Mohrenschildts after Christmas, and in February 1963, the De Mohrenschildts hosted a dinner attended by Oswald. On February 22, Everett Glover held a gathering to introduce the Oswalds to his friends studying Russian.