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.
Mr. SPECTER. And what happened to the stretcher after it left the elevator on the second floor of the operating room area?
Miss WESTER. The doctors brought this and were proceeding down the hall, and I met them in the center of the operating room suite itself.

Mr. Specter.

About how far is that from the elevator door?
Miss WESTER. Approximately 50 feet.
Mr. SPECTER. What was done then with Governor Connally on the stretcher, following the point where you met them?
Miss WESTER. We proceeded to room 5 and outside of room 5 we transferred Governor Connally from the stretcher onto an operating table and removed his clothes from the bottom of the stretcher and placed them in the hallway by the operating table.
Mr. SPECTER In what way was Governor Connally dressed or robed when you first saw him on the stretcher?
Miss WESTER. As far as I know, the only thing he had was a sheet on him. He had no hospital gown or anything else that I know of on.

Mr. Specter.

Had his clothes then been removed by that time?
Miss WESTER. Yes; he arrived without his clothes. They were on the bottom of the cart in a paper sack.

Mr. SPECTER. And you said he was transferred from the stretcher onto an operating table?
Miss WESTER. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, was that inside the operating room? Or outside the operating room?
Miss WESTER. No; it's in the hallway right outside room 5--we transferred him onto the operating table, and then moved the table into the operating room.
Mr. SPECTER. And did he have any clothing on at the time you transferred him from the stretcher onto the operating table?
Miss WESTER. I don't recall any clothes that he had on.
Mr. SPECTER. What was then done with Governor Connally on the operating table?