Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Miss HENCHLIFFE. It was just a little hole in the middle of his neck.
Mr. SPECTER. About how big a hole was it?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. About as big around as the end of my little finger.
Mr. SPECTER. Have you ever had any experience with bullet holes?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. And what did that appear to you to be?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. An entrance bullet hole--it looked to me like.
Mr. SPECTER. Could it have been an exit bullet hole?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. I have never seen an exit bullet hole--I don't
remember seeing one that looked like that.
Mr. SPECTER. What were the characteristics of the hole?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. It was just a little round--just a little round hole,
just a little round jagged-looking--jagged a little bit.
Mr. SPECTER. What experience have you had in observing bullet holes,
Miss Henchliffe?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Well, we take care of a lot of bullet wounds down
there--I don't know how many a year.
Mr. SPECTER. Have you ever had any formal studies of bullet holes?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Oh, no; nothing except my experience in the emergency
room.
Mr. SPECTER. In what?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. In the emergency room is all.
Mr. SPECTER. What was done to the President after he arrived at the
emergency room?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Well the first thing, his endotracheal tube was
inserted.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you present all the time he was in the emergency room?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Except when I left out to get blood.
Mr. SPECTER. And how long were you gone?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Oh, about 3 minutes or so--3 or 4 minutes.
Mr. SPECTER. And were you present when he was pronounced dead?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. What was done with the President's body after he was
pronounced to be dead?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Well, after the last rites were said, we then
undressed him and cleaned him up and wrapped him up in sheets until the
coffin was brought.
Mr. SPECTER. And after the coffin arrived, what was done with his body?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. He was placed in the coffin.
Mr. SPECTER. What had he been on up until that time?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. An emergency room cart.
Mr. SPECTER. And is that also described as a stretcher?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. A stretcher--yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Would you describe what this stretcher looked like?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Well, how do you describe a stretcher--it's just a
long----
Mr. SPECTER. Made of metal?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Yes; it's made of metal.
Mr. SPECTER. On roller wheels?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Roller wheels with a rubber mattress on it, rubber
covered mattress on it.
Mr. SPECTER. And after he was taken off of the stretcher, what was left
on the stretcher at that time?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. Just some sheets and I guess there were some dirty
syringes and needles laying on it that we picked up.
Mr. SPECTER. That you picked up--where were they placed?
Miss HENCHLIFFE. We placed them on a tray and took them all out to the
utility room.
Mr. SPECTER. How many sheets were there on the stretcher?
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