Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying
in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and
bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy
was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could
not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one
large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you have any opportunity to observe the front part of
his body, to see whether there was any tear or rip in the clothing on
the front?
Mr. HILL. I saw him lying there in the back of the car, when I was
immediately above him. I cannot recall noticing anything that was
ripped in the forward portion of his body.
Mr. SPECTER. What action, if any, did you take to shield the
President's body?
Mr. HILL. I kept myself above the President and Mrs. Kennedy on the
trip to Parkland.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you do anything with your coat upon arrival at
Parkland Hospital to shield the President?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir. I removed it and covered the President's head and
upper chest.
Mr. SPECTER. What, if anything, did you observe as to Governor
Connally's condition on arrival at Parkland?
Mr. HILL. He was conscious. There was a large amount of blood in
the lower abdominal area. He was helped from the automobile to the
stretcher, and I do not recall him saying anything, but I know that he
was conscious. He was wheeled immediately into, I think, emergency room
No. 2.
Mr. SPECTER. And who was removed first from the automobile?
Mr. HILL. Governor Connally.
Mr. SPECTER. How long after the President's car arrived at Parkland
Hospital did medical personnel come to the scene to remove the victims?
Mr. HILL. Seconds. They were there when we were there almost--almost
simultaneously with the arrival.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you know where President Kennedy was taken in the
hospital?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir. I accompanied he, and Mrs. Kennedy to the emergency
room.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, tell us what you did at the hospital from the time of
arrival on, please.
Mr. HILL. I went into the emergency room with the President, but it
was so small, and there were so many people in there that I decided I
had better leave and let the doctors take care of the situation. So I
walked outside; asked for the nearest telephone; walked to the nearest
telephone. About that time Special Agent in Charge Kellerman came
outside and said, "Get the White House."
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