Mr. Specter.

When was that photograph taken?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

It was taken Sunday afternoon, May 24, 1964.

Mr. Specter.

Is there a white string which is apparent in the background of that photograph?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That is correct.

Mr. Specter.

What is the angle of declination of that string?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That string was placed along the wall by the surveyor at an angle of 17°43'30''.

Mr. Specter.

Did the surveyor make that placement in your presence?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

He did.

Mr. Specter.

Were the stand-ins for President Kennedy and Governor Connally positioned in the same relative positions as those occupied by President Kennedy and Governor Connally depicted in the Zapruder films?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

Yes; these positions were approximately the position of the President and Governor Connally in the Zapruder films in the area around frame 225 as they go behind the signboard and as they emerge from the signboard.

Mr. Specter.

Was the rod which is held in that photograph positioned at an angle as closely parallel to the white string as it could be positioned?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

Yes.

Mr. Specter.

And through what positions did that rod pass?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

The rod passed through a position on the back of the stand-in for the President at a point approximating that of the entrance wound, exited along about the knot of the tie or the button of the coat or button of the shirt, and the end of the rod was inserted in the entrance hole on the back of Governor Connally's coat which was being worn by the stand-in for Governor Connally.

Mr. Specter.

And was Governor Connally's stand-in seated in the position where the point of exit would have been below the right nipple at the approximate point described by Governor Connally's doctors?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That is correct.
Senator COOPER. May I ask a couple of questions?
Am I correct in assuming that you have made these determinations about the degree of the angle of the trajectory of the bullet at the time the President was struck, locating the position of the President in the car on the one hand, and the location of the rifle at the time the shots were fired?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

The location of the wound, you mean the angle of the wound?
Senator COOPER. Yes.

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

The angle----
Senator COOPER You had to establish the position of the President at the time the bullet struck him and the position of the rifle to make a determination about the degree of the angle of the direction?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That is correct. The positions in the car, their positions in the car, were based on the Zapruder film.
Senator COOPER And you were able to determine what you think very accurately the position of the President in the car by the films that you have examined?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

Yes.
Senator COOPER. Then the factor then, which is not determinable exactly, then is the location of the rifle, is that correct?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That is correct.
Senator COOPER. Upon what did you determine the location of the rifle upon what factors?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

The rifle was positioned in the sixth floor window of the Book Building where the cartridges were found, and was determined from information furnished by representatives of the Commission.
Senator COOPER. Did you have information about the location of certain boxes that were seen--were found--at the window after the shooting occurred?

Mr. Shaneyfelt.

That is correct. Yes; we had photographs of the boxes and we were advised, of the approximate position in the window and how far down the window was, the fact that some observers noted the rifle sticking out the window.