Charges: 29-34

Jury Selection: 15-190

Motion to Dismiss (by E. Bloch) : 193-215

Motion to Revoke Bail (by Saypol) : 216

Opening Argument (Prosecution/Saypol): 218-230

Opening Argument (Defense for Rosenbergs): 231-237

Opening Argument (Defense for Sobell): 237-242

Prosecution’s Witnesses:

Max Elitcher: 250-540
Direct: 250-351
Cross: 351-431; 446-519
Redirect: 520-532
Recross: 533-540

David Greenglass:
Direct: 541-599; 611-653; 686-703; 721-738; 741-765
Cross: 765-912; 915-974
Redirect: 974

Walter S. Koski: 654-683
Direct: 654-672
Cross: 672-677
Redirect: 677-680
Recross: 680-683

Discussion of the inclusion of the press (atomic bomb details): 703-721

Ruth Greenglass: 975-1142
Direct: 975-1032
Cross: 1032-1092; 1095-1142

Dorothy Abel: 1142-1149
Direct: 1142-1146
Cross: 1146-1149

Louis Abel: 1150-1158
Direct: 1150-1154
Cross: 1154-1158

Harry Gold: 1159-1243

George Bernhardt: 1245-1260
Direct: 1245-1251
Cross: 1252-1260

William Danziger: 1260-1274

Candler Cobb: 1290-1300

John Lansdale, Jr.: 1301-1339
Direct: 1301-1331
Cross: 1331-1339

John Derry: 1340-1362
Direct: 1340-1355
Cross: 1355-1362

Manuel Giner de Los Rios: 1367-1378

Minerva Bravo Espinosa: 1379-1384

Jose Broccado Vendrell: 1385-1386

Dora Bautista: 1388-1391

Glenn Dennis: 1391-1395

R.B. Walklett’s testimonial exhibit: 1407-1410

Lan Adomian: 1412-1414

Elizabeth Bentley: 1443-1540
Direct: 1443-1496
Cross: 1496-1518
Redirect: 1518-1522
Recross: 1523-1536
Redirect: 1538-1540

James S. Huggins: 1541-1560
Direct: 1541-1552
Cross: 1552-1560

Defendant’s motions to dismiss, strike testimony, etc. : 1560-1585

Defense’s Witnesses

Julius Rosenberg: 1587-1992
Direct: 1587-1615; 1619-1754
Cross: 1755-1798; 1809-1950
Redirect: 1950-1956, 1989
Recross: 1991-1992

John Gibbons: 1957-1958

Thomas V. Kelly: 1960-1967
Direct: 1960-1963
Cross: 1964-1965
Redirect: 1965-1967

Ethel Rosenberg: 1967-2139
Direct: 1967-1989; 1999-2049
Cross: 2050-2133
Redirect: 2133-2136
Recross: 2136-2139

Prosecution Rebuttal Witnesses

Evelyn Cox: 2147-2168
Direct: 2147-2155
Cross: 2156-2168

Helen Pagano: 2168-2173
Direct: 2168-2171
Cross: 2171-2173

Ben Schneider: 2175-2197
Direct: 2175-2181
Cross: 2181-2195
Redirect: 2195
Recross: 2195-2197

Defendant’s motions for dismissal and mistrial: 2199-2208

Discussion of possible jury instructions: 2210-2218

Closing Arguments

Defense for Rosenbergs (Bloch) : 2219-2292

Defense for Sobell (Kuntz): 2293-2320

Prosecution (Saypol): 2321-2372

Defendants’ requests for charging the jury: 2373-2384

Court’s instructions to the jury: 2385-2429

Discussion of handling the jury deliberations: 2430-2450

Verdict: 2451-2462

Motion for new trial: 2466-2491

Sentencing:

Statement by Prosecution (Saypol): 2491-2498

Statement for the Rosenbergs (Bloch): 2498-2515

Sentencing by the Court: 2515-2523

Sentencing for Morton Sobell: 2527-2530

Sentencing for David Greenglass: 2532-2563

The entire 2,563 page transcript of the Rosenberg Trial is now available in PDF format. The scanning is courtesy of PrintingHouse Press, New York City.

THE ROSENBERG TRIAL TRANSCRIPT IN PDF FORMAT


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