Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Appendix 14: Analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald's Finances From June 13, 1962, Through November 22, 1963
The following analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald's receipts and
expenditures for the period June 13, 1962, through November 22, 1963,
contains a complete record of all funds that he and his wife are reported
to have received and disbursed from all known sources. It also
contains an estimate for food, clothing, and incidental expenses,
which include telephone calls, money order and check cashing fees, postage,
local transportation costs, personal care goods and services, local
newspapers, and similar small items. Oswald's expenditures for food,
clothing, and incidentals were estimated at $100 per month, except for
those months in which his wife and children resided with relatives or
acquaintances. The estimate reflects Oswald's frugal living habits
during this period, as described in chapter VI of this report. The
Commission has been advised by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor that this estimate is a little higher
than would be normal for a family in Oswald's income class residing in the
southern region of the United States. (See Commission Exhibit
No. 1169.)
Lee Harvey Oswald Receipts and Expenditures
June 13, 1962, to Nov. 22, 1963
June 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
On hand on arrival, New York City 1 | $63.00 | | |
Received from Robert Oswald 2 | 200.00 | | |
Received from Marguerite Oswald 3 | 10.00 | | |
Transportation in New York City 4 | | $10.35 | |
Plane fare, New York City to Dallas, including luggage 5 | | 201.04 | |
Hotel bill, New York City 6 | | 15.21 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 7 | | 5.00 | |
Public stenographer 8 | |
10.00 | |
Estimated repayment, Robert Oswald 9 | | 30.00 | |
Total | 273.00 | 271.60 | |
Cash on hand, June 30, 1962 | | | $1. 40 |
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July 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 10 | 46.82 | | |
Estimated repayment, Robert Oswald 11 | | 10.00 | |
Subscription for Time magazine 12 | | 3. 87 | |
Total | 46. 82 | 13.87 | |
Cash on hand, July 31, 1962 | | | 34.35 |
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August 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 13 | $207.31 | | |
Repayment, State Department loan 14 | | $10. 00 | |
Estimated repayment, Robert Oswald 15 | | 50.00 | |
Rent and utilities 17 | | 71.50 | |
Subscription for the Worker 17 | | 2. 00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 18 | | 75.00 | |
Total | 207.31 | 208. 50 | |
Cash on hand, Aug. 31, 1962 | | | $33. 16 |
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September 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 19 | 187.59 | | |
Received from Paul Gregory 20 | 35.00 | | |
Rent and utilities 21 | | 71.50 | |
Repayment, State Department loan 22 | | 9.71 | |
Estimated repayment, Robert Oswald 23 | | 50.00 | |
Subscription for the Russian humor magazine "Krokodil" 24 | | 2.20 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 222.59 | 233.41 | |
Cash on hand, Sept. 30, 1962 | | | 22.34 |
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October 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 25 | 228. 22 | | |
Received from George Bouhe 26 | 5.00 | | |
Repayment, State Department loan 27 | | 10.00 | |
Rent, room in YMCA 28 | | 9.00 | |
Post office box rental 29 | | 4.50 | |
Estimated repayment, Robert Oswald 30 | | 60.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 31 | | 50.00 | |
Total | 233.22 | 133.50 | |
Cash on hand, Oct. 31, 1962 | | | 122.06 |
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November 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 32 | 315.71 | | |
Rent 33 | | 73.00 | |
Rental of U-Haul Trailer 34 | | 5.00 | |
Repayment, State Department loan 35 | | 10.00 | |
Bus fare, Dallas to Fort Worth and return 36 | | 4.60 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 37 | | 50.00 | |
Total | 315.71 | 142.60 | |
Cash on hand, Nov. 30, 1962 | | | 295.17 |
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December 1962: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 38 | $243.13 | | |
Rent 39 | | $68.00 | |
Post office box rental 40 | | 4.50 | |
Repayment, State Department loan 41 | | 190.00 | |
Subscription for the Militant 42 | | 1.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 243.13 | 363.50 | |
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1962 | | | $174.80 |
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January 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 43 | 247.12 | | |
Rent and utilities 44 | | 75.13 | |
Repayment, State Department loan 45 | | 206.00 | |
Deposit, Smith & Wesson revolver 46 | | 10.00 | |
Fee paid Crozier Tech High School 47 | | 9.00 | |
Subscription for Ogonek, Agitator, Sovetskaya Belorussiya 48 | | 13.20 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 247.12 | 413.33 | |
Cash on hand, Jan. 31, 1963 | | | 8.59 |
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February 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 49 | 256.95 | | |
Rent and utilities 50 | | 71.64 | |
Subscription for the Worker 51 | | 7.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 256.95 | 178.64 | |
Cash on hand, Feb. 28, 1963 | | | 86.90 |
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March 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 52 | 327.55 | | |
Rent and utilities 53 | | 78.76 | |
Post office box rental 54 | | 4.50 | |
Cost of rifle 55 | | 21.45 | |
Subscription for Time magazine 56 | | 3.82 | |
Balance due on revolver and freight charge 57 | | 21.22 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 327.55 | 229.75 | |
Cash on hand, Mar. 31, 1963 | | | 184.70 |
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April 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 58 | $108.86 | | |
Income Tax refund 59 | 57.40 | | |
Rent and utilities 60 | | $62.97 | |
Bus fare from Dallas to New Orleans 61 | | 13.85 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental | | 100.00 | |
Total | 166.26 | 176.82 | |
Cash on hand, Apr. 30, 1963 | | | $174.14 |
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May 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 63 | 107.44 | | |
Unemployment compensation check 64 | 33.00 | | |
Rent and utilities 65 | | 75.00 | |
Subscription for the Militant 66 | | 1.00 | |
Dues and printing--Fair Play for Cuba 67 | | 9.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 68 | | 100.00 | |
Total | 140.44 | 185.00 | |
Cash on hand, May 31, 1963 | | | 129.58 |
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June 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 69 | 216.00 | | |
Rent and utilities 70 | | 67.85 | |
Post office box rental 71 | | 4.00 | |
Printing--Fair Play for Cuba 72 | | 15.23 | |
New alien registration card 73 | | 5.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 216.00 | 192.08 | |
Cash on hand, June 30, 1963 | | | 153.50 |
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July 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 74 | 224.97 | | |
Rent and utilities 75 | | 72.22 | |
Printing--Fair Play for Cuba 76 | | 3.50 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 224.97 | 175.72 | |
Cash on hand, July 31, 1963 | | | 202.75 |
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August 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Unemployment compensation payments 77 | 165.00 | | |
Rent and utilities 78 | | 73.54 | |
Fine 79 | | 10.00 | |
Distribution, Fair Play for Cuba circulars 80 | | 2.00 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses | | 100.00 | |
Total | 165.00 | 185.54 | |
Cash on hand, Aug. 31, 1963 | | | 182.21 |
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Sept. 1-24, 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Unemployment compensation payments 81 | $132.00 | | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 82 | | $100.00 | |
Total | 132.00 | 100.00 | |
Cash on hand, Sept. 24, 1963 | | | $214.21 |
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Sept. 25- Oct. 2, 1963, Mexican trip: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Estimated transportation cost 84 | | 50.55 | |
Hotel plus estimated food cost 85 | | 18.70 | |
Estimated cost of entertainment and miscellaneous items 86 | | 15.20 | |
Total | | 84.45 | |
Cash on hand, Oct. 2, 1963 87 | | | 129.76 |
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Oct. 3-31, 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Unemployment compensation payments 88 | 39.00 | | |
Net salary 89 | 104.41 | | |
Rent, rooms and YMCA 90 | | 33.25 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 91 | | 75.00 | |
Total | 143.41 | 108.25 | |
Cash on hand, Oct. 31, 1963 | | | 164.92 |
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Nov. 1-22, 1963: | Receipts | Expenditures | Balance |
Net salary 92 | 104.41 | | |
Room rent 93 | | 24.00 | |
Post office box rental 94 | | 3.00 | |
American Civil Liberties Union dues 95 | | 2.00 | |
Bus and taxi fares Nov. 22, 1963 96 | | 1.23 | |
Estimated cost of food, clothing, and incidental expenses 97 | | 75.00 | |
Total | 104.41 | 105.23 | |
Cash on hand, Nov. 22, 1963 | | | 164.10 |
Grand total, June 13, 1962-Nov. 22, 1963 | 3,665.89 | 3,501.79 | 164.10 |
Contents of Oswald's wallet | | 170.00 | |
Cash taken from Oswald when arrested | 13.87 | | |
Total 98 | 183.87 | | |
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Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Washington, DC: United States Government Printing
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