(Testimony of Dr. Malcolm Perry)
Mr. Specter.
able to stop the bleeding of that area I actually felt we had a very good chance since everything had proceeded with expediency.
Mr. Specter.
Have you been interviewed by any representative of the Federal Government in connection with your treatment of President Kennedy, Dr. Perry?
Dr. PERRY. Yes, I have.
Mr. Specter.
By whom were you interviewed?
Dr. PERRY. I regret that I do not recall their names. I was interviewed by two gentlemen from the Secret Service approximately the following week, as I recall, and again about a month ago.
Mr. Specter.
And what questions were asked of you on the first interview by the Secret Service?
Dr. PERRY. Essentially in regard to the treatment and once again speculation as to where the bullets might have originated and what the nature of the wounds were and I was unable to supply them with any adequate in formation.
Mr. Specter.
Were the responses given by you to the Secret Service on that first interview essentially the same as you have given today?
Dr. PERRY. With minor variations in wording, they are essentially the same.
Mr. Specter.
Approximately when did the second interview occur with the Secret Service?
Dr. PERRY. I think approximately a month ago, although I am not sure of that.
Mr. Specter.
What was the content of that interview?
Dr. PERRY. A gentleman identified himself as being connected with the Warren Commission and Secret Service. I asked for his credentials which he duly supplied and he asked me in regard to any further information I might have pertaining to the events of that weekend, and we reiterated some of these statements which I made previously, and since I had nothing more to add, why it was terminated.
Mr. Specter.
Did you supply any information which was in any way different from that which you have testified to here today?
Dr. PERRY. In essence; no, sir.
Mr. Specter.
On the second interview, did the man identify himself to you as a Secret Service agent who was conducting a further inquiry at the request of the President's Commission?
Dr. PERRY. Yes, sir; he said he was with the Warren Commission.
Mr. Specter.
Did I discuss the facts within your knowledge or take your deposition in Dallas on Wednesday, March 25, 1964?
Dr. PERRY. Yes.
Mr. Specter.
And was the information which you provided at that time in advance of the deposition and during the course of the deposition itself the same as the information which you provided here today concerning the treatment of President Kennedy, your observations and opinions on President Kennedy?
Dr. PERRY. It is.
Mr. Specter.
Have I made that transcript available to you this morning before we started this testimony?
Dr. PERRY. Yes.
Mr. Specter.
Have you at any time changed any opinion which you held concerning any matter relating to President Kennedy?
Dr. PERRY. No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you prepare a handwritten report on your care of President Kennedy which became part of the record of Parkland Hospital?
Dr. PERRY. I did.
Mr. Specter.
Which you identified during the course of the deposition proceeding as being your report?
Dr. PERRY. Yes, that is correct.
Mr. Specter.
Do you have any other notes of your own relating to any of the matters which you testified here today?
Dr. PERRY. None.
Mr. Mccloy.
What was the condition of, general physical condition, apart from the wounds, of Oswald, as you observed him? Was his body healthy?
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