I was advised that they were not. I then took a number of persons from the emergency room area with me away from it in order to reduce the confusion, and I went to the orthopedic ward on the fifth floor west of Parkland Hospital. After attending some of the patients on that ward, I was preparing to leave the hospital and went by the operating room area to see whether or not I could be of any other assistance, and was apprised then that a page was out for me. At that time Dr. Shaw advised me that Governor Connally had been wounded and that among his wounds were those to the right forearm and the left thigh. He had asked that I stay and attend those wounds after he had completed care of the Governor's chest wound. Mr. SPECTER. At approximately what time did you have that conversation with Dr. Shaw? Dr. GREGORY. To the best of my knowledge, that conversation must have been about between 1 and 1:15 in the afternoon of November 22. Mr. SPECTER. And that conversation was with Dr. Shaw? Dr. GREGORY. Dr. Robert Shaw. Mr. SPECTER. Now, what part did Dr. Robert Shaw have in the treatment of Governor Connally in a general way? Dr. GREGORY. Well, Dr. Robert Shaw attended the most serious wound that the Governor sustained, which was one to his right chest, and it was his operation which took precedence over all others. Mr. SPECTER. And, was that operation completed before your operation commenced? Dr. GREGORY. Yes; Dr. Shaw's operation had been completed before we even arranged the Governor's right arm and left thigh for definitive care. Mr. SPECTER. At approximately what time did your operation of Governor Connally begin? Dr. GREGORY. My operation on Governor Connally began about 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, November 22. Mr. SPECTER. And approximately how long did it last? Dr. GREGORY. The better part of an hour--I should judge--45 to 50 minutes. Mr. SPECTER. Who, if anyone, assisted you in that operation? Dr. GREGORY. I was assisted by the junior orthopedic resident, Dr. William Osborne, and the orthopedic intern, Dr. John Parker. Mr. SPECTER. What was Governor Connally's condition when you first saw him with respect to his chest wounds, first, if you will, please tell us? Dr. GREGORY. I did not see Governor Connally myself until he had been taken into the operating room and had had an endotracheal tube placed in his larynx and had been anesthetized. Having accomplished this, the very precarious mechanics of respiration had been corrected and his general status at that time was quite satisfactory. Mr. SPECTER. What observations did you have with respect to his wound in the chest? Dr. GREGORY. I had none, really, for the business of prepping and draping was underway at that time, and I did not intrude other than to observe very casually, and I don't remember any details of it. Now, I did see in the course of the operation the wound in his chest, the wound of entry, and its posterior surface and the wound of exit on the anterior surface.