Emergency Neurological Response
Responded to the Parkland emergency as the hospital's chief neurologist.
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Emergency Notification
Was working in the emergency area when notified that President Kennedy was being brought to Parkland Hospital.
Emergency Surgical Response
Was among the Parkland surgeons summoned to the emergency area before the presidential limousine arrived.
Emergency Tracheotomy
Performed an emergency tracheotomy to establish an effective airway for President Kennedy.
Emergency Urology Response
Responded to trauma room 1 as the urological surgeon among the Parkland emergency team.
Employee Accountability Check
After the shooting, Truly began checking the whereabouts of Depository employees while police secured and searched the building.
Empty Rifle Blanket Examined
After Marina identified the storage place, detectives lifted the rolled blanket in the garage and found that the rifle was no longer inside.
Entry into Parkland Hospital
After completing his telephone call, Kantor says he walks toward the main entrance of Parkland Hospital.
Exit from Patrol Car
Tippit opened the driver's door and began walking around the front of his patrol car after speaking with the pedestrian.
Eyewitness Lineup Identifications
Multiple witnesses to the shooting or the gunman's flight identified Oswald in Dallas police lineups conducted after his arrest.
Fatal Injury Determination
Made the official death determination because the severe head injury, the ultimate cause of death, was within his neurological specialty.
FBI
Receives the New Orleans FBI files & papers on Oswald
FBI
Receives the New Orleans FBI files & papers on Oswald
FBI
Forensic tests by the FBI reveal that the chipped bullet mark impact location did not have any copper metal residue, such as those required by the 6.5 mm military jacketed copper encased bullets, allegedly, fired from the Texas Book Depository
FBI
Forensic tests by the FBI reveal that the chipped bullet mark impact location did not have any copper metal residue, such as those required by the 6.5 mm military jacketed copper encased bullets, allegedly, fired from the Texas Book Depository
FBI Contact Complaint Examined
Fritz asked Oswald to explain his accusation that FBI agent James Hosty had mistreated or accosted Marina Oswald during earlier contacts.
FBI Knowledge of Oswald Disclosed
Hosty told Revill that the FBI had known about Oswald and knew he was living in Dallas before the assassination.
Femoral Pulse Check
Checked for a femoral pulse and did not find one during the initial resuscitation.
Fifth Floor Passage
Truly and Baker passed through the upper part of the building while other Depository employees were still present on the fifth floor.
Fifth-Floor Position
Norman watches the presidential motorcade from the southeast corner window on the fifth floor with James Jarman and Bonnie Ray Williams.
Fingerprints and Palmprints Taken
Dallas Police identification personnel took Oswald's fingerprints and palmprints during his first evening in custody for comparison with recovered evidence.
First Face-to-Face Contact With Oswald
Hosty's first direct encounter with Oswald occurred after the assassination when he attended the police interrogation.
First Parkland Physician
Was the first physician to see President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital after the motorcade arrived.
First Presidential Statement
Johnson made brief televised remarks at Andrews Air Force Base, asking for the public's help as he assumed the presidency after Kennedy's death.
Flight from Dallas to Washington
Mrs. Kennedy accompanied her husband's casket throughout the Air Force One flight from Dallas to the Washington area.
Flight to Dallas
Jacqueline Kennedy flew with the President from Fort Worth to Dallas on the morning of November 22.
Foreign Travel and Cuba Questions
Fritz questioned Oswald about recent foreign travel and political associations as Dallas investigators tried to reconstruct his contacts before the assassination.
Fort Worth Breakfast Appearance
Mrs. Kennedy joined President Kennedy at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast before the presidential party departed for Dallas.
Four Gunshot Wounds
Four bullets struck Tippit during the shooting on East 10th Street, killing him at the scene.
Freight Elevator Check
Truly and Baker reached the rear elevator area and found that the freight elevators were not available for their immediate ascent.
Government Continuity
Johnson used his first presidential remarks to reassure Americans and foreign governments that United States authority and policy remained intact after the assassination.
Governor Connally Reaction
Mrs. Kennedy recalled hearing Governor John Connally react as the shooting began, helping her recognize that something serious had happened.
Grassy Knoll
The "Lady in Red" in Zapruders film, claims smoke was lingering near the grassy knoll picket fence corner. Present along with her friend Mary Moorman across from the grassy knoll, and was one of the very closest witnesses to President Kennedy when the shots were fired at him
Grassy Knoll
Badge Man is the name given to a photographic image that some President John F. Kennedy assassination researchers claim is a grassy knoll assassin seen within a Polaroid photograph that close witness Mary Moorman captured.
Grassy Knoll
In the Moorman Polaroid photo is seen all of the Presidential limousine occupants, several other witnesses (including Abraham Zapruder filming), two Dallas police motorcycle Presidential escorts, and much of the area comprising the grassy knoll.
Grassy Knoll
Photographs the Grassy Knoll with a polaroid which is used to identify the "badge man"
Grassy Knoll
Stands on the same pedestal as Abraham Zapruder (steadying him), only yards from the alleged Grassy Knoll assassin
Gunman Description Broadcast
At approximately 1:22 p.m., Dallas police broadcast a description of the man wanted for Tippit's murder based on information from witnesses.
Gunman Flight Lineup Identification
Barbara Davis identified Oswald in a police lineup as the armed man she had seen crossing the lawn near the Tippit shooting scene.
Head Wound Observation
Observed a large gaping wound in the right rear of Kennedy's head with extensive brain injury and blood loss.
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