Miss WESTER. I am a registered nurse. Mr. SPECTER. And at what institution are you employed? Miss WESTER. Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas. Mr. SPECTER. And how long have you been so employed at Parkland Memorial Hospital? Miss WESTER. Nine years--or 9 1/2. Mr. SPECTER. Will you outline your duties in a general way as they were back on November 22, 1963? Miss WESTER. I am assistant supervisor in the operating room, and I assign personnel duties, direct them in their activities. Mr. SPECTER. Did you receive notice on that date that President Kennedy and Governor Connally were en route to Parkland Memorial Hospital to receive treatment? Miss WESTER. I was not aware that they were in the hospital. Mr. SPECTER. When was it first brought to your attention, if at all? Miss WESTER. At noon, around noon--noontime--I'm not sure as to the exact time it was. I was relieving the secretary for lunch and the phone rang. Someone in the pathology department asked if the President were in the operating room and I answered them, "No," and they said that a Secret Service agent was down there and as soon as the President did arrive in the operating room, would I please call them. Mr. SPECTER. What was your next connection, if any, with respect to the treatment of either President Kennedy or Governor Connally at Parkland? Miss WESTER. I received a phone call from the emergency room asking us to set up for a craniotomy. Mr. SPECTER. And what is a craniotomy in lay language? Miss WESTER. That's an exploration of the head. Mr. SPECTER. Was there any other request made at that time? Miss WESTER. Yes--well--immediately following, following that I received a call to set up for a thoracotomy, which is an exploration of the chest. Mr. SPECTER. And were those two set ups made in accordance with the requests you received? Miss WESTER. Yes; I immediately assigned personnel to set up these two rooms for these two cases. Mr. SPECTER. And what room was used for the craniotomy? Miss WESTER. The craniotomy was set up in room 7. Mr. SPECTER. And what room was used for the thoracotomy? Miss WESTER. The thoracotomy was set up in room 5. Mr. SPECTER. And on what floor were the two rooms? Miss WESTER. Well, on the south wing of the second floor. Mr. SPECTER. What happened next in connection with this matter? Miss WESTER. I assigned personnel to take care of the doorways to keep traffic out of the operating room and keep people back--keep the halls clear. Shortly thereafter, Governor Connally arrived in the operating room with several doctors--arrived by stretcher. Mr. SPECTER. Now, in what way did a stretcher arrive from the first floor, or by what means of locomotion? Miss WESTER. The stretcher arrived by an elevator which is in the operating room--it comes directly from emergency room and which--there were several doctors with him that brought the stretchers up.