Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
They took him out of there very soon up to surgery, and I just left
with him and waited in an office. Do you know whose office I was in? It
was where you came to me.
Dr. GREGORY. Dr. Jenkins' office.
Dr. SHAW. Yes. You were either in the anesthesia office or in the room
that is part of the recovery room. Was it the same place where you
later stayed, Mrs. Connally?
Mrs. CONNALLY. No.
Dr. GREGORY. I think it was back in Dr. Jenkins' office. That is where
I believe I first saw you.
Mrs. CONNALLY. I believe that is right.
As soon as Dr. Shaw found that he had some encouraging news, that the
wounds were not as extensive as he had thought they could be or might
be, he sent that word to me from the operating room, and that was good
news.
I then asked if I couldn't go see Mrs. Kennedy, and they told me that
she had left the hospital.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you visited at the hospital by Mrs. Johnson?
Mrs. CONNALLY. Yes, I was. But I assume that was before, since they
left together, not much of a visit. She came by and we didn't have to
say much, and then they left.
Mr. SPECTER. Mrs. Connally, what was your impression, if any, as to the
source of the shots?
Mrs. CONNALLY. Well, I had no thought of whether they were high or low
or where. They just came from the right; sounded like they were to my
right.
Mr. SPECTER. How many did you hear in all?
Mrs. CONNALLY. I heard three.
Mr. SPECTER. What is your best estimate on the time that passed from
the first to the last shot?
Mrs. CONNALLY. Very short. It seemed to me that there was less time
between the first and the second than between the second and the third.
Mr. SPECTER. About how fast do you think the car was going then?
Mrs. CONNALLY. I don't really know. Not too fast. It was sort of a
letdown time for us. We could relax for, we thought we could, for just
a minute.
Mr. SPECTER. And you mean by that since the major part of the crowd had
been passed?
Mrs. CONNALLY. We had gone by them. The underpass was in sight, and I
knew that as soon as we passed through the underpass that then we would
be going straight to the Trade Mart for the luncheon, and I felt like
we would then be moving fast and not have people on all sides of us.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you see the films this morning here in the Commission
office?
Mrs. CONNALLY. Yes, I did.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you have an opinion as to which frame it was that
Governor Connally was shot?
Mrs. CONNALLY. Yes. I was in agreement with the Governor. I am not sure
I remember the numbers so correct me, but I thought at the time that it
was that 229--it could have been then through the next three or four
frames.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you have anything----
Mrs. CONNALLY. They were blurred.
Mr. SPECTER. With respect to the source, you say you thought it was to
the right--did you have any reaction as to whether they were from the
front, rear or side?
Mrs. CONNALLY. I thought it was from back of us.
Mr. SPECTER. To the rear?
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