by Allen Childs
Bay of Pigs invasion,148
Beck, George,31
Bell, Audrey,30–31
Bell, Jack,146
Bell, John,114–115
Belli, Melvin,136
Berke, Raoul,123, 126
Bethesda Naval Hospital,148, 153
Bieberdorf, Fred,132
Blaine, Gerald,104
Borge, Norman,51, 93, 97–98
Bowron, Diana,61, 62
Bradley, Hank,3, 10
Brain tissue
Jackie Kennedy holding, xvii, 25, 95
on Jackie Kennedy’s dress,70
McClelland, Robert on,89
Briseno, Charlie, 14, 115–116
Briseno, Elena,115–116
Bullet wounds. See also Head wound; Neck wound
Carrico, James on,64, 65, 153
coming from the front,151
number seen by physicians at Parkland Hospital,38
Burleson, Phil,136
C
Cabell, Dearie,113p
Cabell, Earle,113
Cardiac (chest) massage, on Kennedy
Baxter, Charles on,71, 72
Clark, Kemp and,58, 91, 101
Jones, Ron explaining,85
by Perry, Malcolm, xix
Peters, Paul on,77
Cardiac (chest) massage, on Oswald,141, 144, 145
Carnet, John,3, 8
Carrico, James, xii
Baxter’s Warren Commission testimony and,71
called to the emergency room,26
Clark, Kemp and,102
on Dallas,128–130
described by Childs, Allen,60
on emergency room experience,44–46
on entry wound,153
hydrocortisone administered by,25
medical report given by,59–60
Oswald and,136, 137
on Secret Service agents,107–109
Trauma Room 1 experience,61–67, 68, 69, 81, 83, 88
Carson, Johnny,151
CBS News coverage, xvi, 42, 110
Cerebral/cerebellar tissue. See Brain tissue
Chambers, G. Paul,147
Childs, Allen,60
Clark, Kemp, xiii
being paged to emergency room,28
on Jackie Kennedy,100
Kennedy pronounced dead by,66
leaving Southwestern Medical School after JFK shooting,22
on neck wound,148
operating on JFK,25, 58
Oswald and,137
paged to Parkland emergency room,28, 29, 30
pronouncing Kennedy dead,xiii, 57, 66, 91, 103
recollections on words spoken by,101–103
report of, conflicting memories with, xiii–xiv
reputation of,101
time of death fixed by,91
in Trauma Room,1, 84
Warren Commission Hearing excerpt,157–158
Warren Commission testimony by Baxter and,71
Cohen, Rick, xiii–xiv, 22
Cole, Rex, 27–28, 102, 111
Connally, John
addressing graduating class of 1964, 49
arriving at Love Field, 15p
arriving at Parkland ER,45–46
care at Parkland Hospital ER,xiii, 29, 49, 52–56
in hospital room,50p
in Love Field motorcade, 12
medical student’s letter on shooting of, 7
taken to hospital,4
thank-you letter to Parkland staff/personnel,56
Connally, Nellie, 18, 111
Conspiracy theories, xii–xiii, xv, xvii, 105, 146–158
Crenshaw, Charles,46–47, 148
Cronkite, Walter, 160
Cuban government,148
Cuban Missile Crisis,23
D
Dallas, Texas, recollections on,123–131
Dallas City Jail,132–133, 135
Dallas County Administration Building, xii
Dallas County Hospital District Office Memorandum, November 27, 1963, 11
Dallas Morning News, 2
Delaney, Richard (Dick),45, 46
Delaney, Wayne,106, 133, 137
DeVaney, George,106
D Magazine, xii, 46–48, 85–87, 144–145, 149, 150–151
Dorfman, Sam,24
Dossey, Larry, xvi, 42–43, 119
Douthat, Ross, “The Enduring Cult of Kennedy,” xiv–xv
Duchouquette, Robert
emergency room experience of,39
on grief following Kennedy’s death,122
memory on Jackie Kennedy,94–95
narrative poem of,xiv, 111
Duke, James “Red”
care of Governor Connally,xiii, 49, 50–51, 52, 80
going to emergency room,31, 78
Duncan, John,120
E
Eastman, Harry
on Jack Ruby,133–134
on Kennedy being brought to Parkland,29
Oswald and, xix, 133
Eisenstein, Abram “Chic,” xvi, 41
Ellsasser, Michael, xviii, 28–29, 54, 92
“The Enduring Cult of Kennedy” (Douthat), xiv–xv
Entry wound
Baxter, Charles on,154–155
Clark, Kemp on,158
Farrimond, Kenneth on, 8
Jones, Ron on,149–150, 152
neck wound as,xiii, 57, 148, 152, 154
Exit wound
Baxter, Charles on,154, 155, 156
Carrico, James on,64, 65–66
Jones, Ron on,152
McClelland, Robert on,151
neck wound as,154
F
Farrimond, Kenneth,1 8–10, 133
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),79, 106
Ford’s Theater, xi, xviii
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 93
Foster, Daniel,24, 25–26, 27, 159
G
Garrison, Homer,50p
Giesecke, Adolph “Buddy,” 58
Gilliard, Don, xviii, 28, 92
Goldstrich, Joe D.,57, 103, 151–152
Gregory, Charles F.,54
Gunshot wounds. See Bullet wounds
Gustafson, Jerry,44
H
Hall, Bill,132
Haymes, David
on Jack Ruby,135–136
at Love Field/Trade Mart, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19–20
on Oswald,135
photographs by, 17p, 18p
planning party with Martinez,120
trading shift to Bieberdorf,132
on “Wanted for Treason” flyers,125
witnessing Agent Hill on the trunk,104
Head Shot (Chambers),147
Head wound
Baxter, Charles on,71–72
Carrico, James on,63, 64, 153
Clark, Kemp and,90–91, 103
Duke, James “Red” on,51
Jones, Ron on,82, 84
McClelland and,86–87, 150–151
Heard, John,40–41
Hill, Clint,104, 147, 149
Hill, Gerald,24
Hines, Harry, 19
Hoffman, Ed,147
Holmes, Bill,127
Hoover, J. Edgar,79
Horsley, Donna,151
Horsley, William Kenneth,151
House Select Committee on Assassinations,147
Howard, Byron,120
Hugh, John, 9
Hughes, Sarah,5, 43
Huxley, Aldous Leonard,26
J
Jacks, H.D.,50p
Jackson, Bob,134
Jenkins, Charles
hearing news on Kennedy’s arrival at Parkland,29
Oswald and,139, 140, 141
in Trauma Room,1, 74
Jenkins, Christie, xvii
Jenkins, M.T. “Pepper,” xii
care for Kennedy,25, 60
on Clark, Kemp,103
on hearing news of Kennedy’s arrival at Parkland,30–31
on Jackie Kennedy, xvi–xvii, 95, 96–97
Kennedy announced dead by,25
JFK
(film),151
JFK: Breaking the Silence (Sloan),57, 147
Johnson, Lady Bird, 15p, 146
Johnson, Lyndon B.
arriving at Love Field, 15p
chest pain rumors about,39
delay in announcement of Kennedy’s death and,39, 119, 146
encouraging Dallas visit, xv, 12
immediately after JFK’s death, 9
not leaving Dallas without Kennedy’s body,108
rumor of assassination of,112, 114
sworn in as president, xvi, 5
Warren Commission established by,152
Jones, Dudley,1, 7
Jones, Ron, xii
being summoned to JFK’s surgery,22, 45
on Connolly at Parkland Hospital,55–56
conversation with Arlen Specter,156–157
on Dallas,128
involvement in Kennedy’s care, xii
on Kennedy’s arrival at Parkland,30–32
memories of Jackie Kennedy,98
operating on Kennedy,58
on Oswald,137–142
Oswald and, xix, 133
on Parkland Hospital,23
on Secret Service agents,106–107
in Trauma Room,1, 74, 75–76
Trauma Room 1 reflections by,78–85
Warren Commission deposition, xiii
on witness to gunshot wounds,38
on wound,149–150
Journal of the American Medical Association, xvii, 96–97, 103
K
Kellerman, Roy H., xvii, xviii, 109
Kennedy, Jacqueline
after JFK’s death, memories of, xvi–xvii, 99
arriving at Love Field, 13p, 15p, 16p, 17p
being notified of Kennedy’s death,100
entering Trauma Room,1, 93
holding pieces of JFK’s brain tissue, xvii, 25, 95
immediately after Kennedy’s death,25
immediately after the shooting, 13, 20
leaving Parkland Hospital in hearse, 10, 100p
in Love Field motorcade, 17p
at Parkland ER, memories of, xvi–xvii, 40, 47, 84, 85, 88, 93–99
red roses given to, xviii, 4, 92, 100
removing wedding ring from Kennedy’s finger, xvii, 96, 99
requesting priest,85
Kennedy, John F.
arrival at Love Field, 15p, 16p
last words heard by, 18
in Love Field motorcade, 17p, 18p
“Wanted for Treason” poster on,124p, 125
Kennedy, John F., care and death at Parkland Hospital, xv–xvi. See also Parkland Hospital; Trauma Room,1
arrival at hospital, 9, 21–36
recollections of, xi–xii, xiii–xiv
turning over and looking at back,64–65, 84, 129–130
Kennedy, John F., death of
announced by assistant Press Secretary,119p
celebration of, xiv
delay in announcement of,39, 119, 146
grief following,109–122
Last Rites,25, 96–97, 99, 112
pronouncing,xiii, 25, 57, 66, 72, 78, 91, 103
time of,91
Kennedy, John F., shooting of, xv–xvi, 13
conspiracy theories on, xii–xiii, xv, xvii, 105, 146–158
medical students’ letters on, 2–6
medical students’ recollections on, 13, 18–20
Kennedy, Joseph,79
The Kennedy Detail (Blaine),104, 147, 149
Kilduff, Malcolm, xvi, 146
Klein, Larry,57
L
Last Rites,25, 96–97, 99, 112
Latino couple, at Parkland ER,41
Lenexa, Kansas, xviii, 58
Leonard, Sloan,118–119
Lewis, C.S.,26
Lincoln, Abraham, xi, xviii
Lindsey, Al,xiv, 12, 14, 123, 127
Love Field,xv, xvi, 5
Lynn, John,28
M
Martinez, Cervando, xv
filmed by CBS,110
“Keep Right” sign held by,22, 110
at Love Field/Trade Mart, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19
on mourning Kennedy’s death,120
“Viva Kennedy” sign of,123, 125–126
on waiting outside Parkland emergency room,118
witnessing Agent Hill on the trunk,104
Mathews, Wayne, 12, 14, 120
McClelland, Robert
being summoned to JFK’s surgery,21–22, 32, 35–36, 46–47
on bullet wound,151–152
care/death of Oswald and, xviii–xix, 144–145
on coincidences about relationship with Kennedy assassination,33–35
current teaching by, 159
on Dallas,130–131
on emergency room experience,47–48
holding dress shirt worn during resuscitation effort,87p
involvement in Kennedy’s care, xii
on Kennedy being shot from the front,148–149
memories of Jackie Kennedy,99
on neck wound,148
operating on JFK,25
Oswald’s care/death and, xix, 133, 142–144, 145
Trauma Room 1 experience,85–87, 88–90
McDonald, N.M. “Nick,” 117
Mekker, George,32, 53
Merchandise Mart, 19
Moore, Leslie, 13, 123
arrival at Parkland Hospital,38–39
on care of Governor Connally,49, 53
on hatred for Kennedy in Dallas,127
at Love Field, 18–19
Moore, Wallace (Ace),3, 8
N
Nafrawi, Adel, xvii
National Archives underground facility, Lenexa, Kansas, xviii, 58
Neck wound, xiii
as an entry wound,xiii, 57, 148, 152, 154
Baxter, Charles on,71, 72, 153–156
Carrico, James on,59, 64, 153
conspiracy theories, xii–xiii, 146–158
as evidence of second shooter,147
Goldstrich, Joe D. on,57, 151–152
Jones, Ron on,79, 83, 138, 149–150, 152
Nefrawi, Adel,96, 102
Nelson, Doris,48, 80, 88
New York Times op-ed, “The Enduring Cult of Kennedy” (Douthat),xiv, xv
Northaven Methodist Church,127
O
Oral histories. See Sixth Floor Museum, oral histories at
Osborne, William Mays,54–55
Oswald, Lee Harvey
arrest of,117
assassination of, xix
care of, vs. care of JFK, xviii–xix
Dallas City Jail and,132–133
emergency surgery of,xii, xix
other assassination target, xv
photo of assassination of,134p
recollections on shooting and death of,133–145
Our Heritage, 102
P
Parkland Hospital. See also Kennedy, John F., care and death at Parkland Hospital; Trauma Room,1
aerial shot of,23p
average number of emergency cases at,37, 38
Connoly’s care at,xiii, 49, 52–56
Dallas County Hospital District office memorandum on, 11
death conference at,21, 24, 26–27
doctors hearing about Kennedy’s arrival at,21–22, 24–36
JFK arriving at, 4–5
Kennedy’s death in, xi
lowering flag in front of,114–115
Oswald’s surgery and death in,xi, xix, 133
prior to 1963, 23
recollection of experiences at,38–48
rooms at,37
as seat of government,50
Secret Service agents in,104–106
thanks to hospital staff at,50
Parkland Papers,,2, 11
Pepper, Kenneth,110
Perry, Malcolm O., xii
being paged to emergency room,28
care for Kennedy,60, 68, 74, 75, 76–77, 79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88
contacted for information on bullet wounds,153
on neck wound,148
Oswald’s care/death and, xix, 133, 139,
143–144, 145
reporting JFK shooting to McClelland,21, 32
in Trauma Room,1, 68
Warren Commission testimony by Baxter and,71
Persillin, Bob,26–27
Peters, Paul
in Trauma Room,1, 58, 69, 79, 83
Warren Commission Hearing testimony from,73–78
Pierpoint, Robert, xvi, 42–43
“The Pit.” See Parkland Hospital; Trauma Room,1
Porter, Bob,107
Prati, Ron,28
President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy,107
Price, Jack,107
Priest,4, 66, 96–97, 112
Pulitzer Prize,134
R
Raney, Charles,2
Raney, Lewis,54, 116–117, 136
Rather, Dan,110
Rivera, Geraldo,151
Rose, Earl,xii, xvii–xviii, 107–109, 148
Rosenthal, Jed,1, 2–6, 8, 111
Roses
given to Jackie Kennedy, xviii, 4, 92, 100
given to Nellie Connally,111p
Ruby, Jack, xix, 133–134, 135–136
S
Scroggie, Bill,xiii, xvii
Connally and,49, 52
hearing news on Kennedy’s arrival at Parkland,29
on Secret Service agents,104–105
Secret Service agents
asking about Kennedy’s condition,79
attempt to protect Kennedy’s from gunfire,94–95, 104
autopsy of Kennedy and, xvii–xviii, 107–109
clinging to trunk of presidential limousine,xv, 13, 95, 147
guarding ER room,104–105
at Parkland Hospital emergency room, xvi, xvii, 39, 105–106
recollections on Kennedy’s assassination,146–147
removing Kennedy’s body from Parkland Hospital and, xii
talking to physicians after Kennedy’s death,106–107
Seldin, Donald,21, 26–27, 159
Senter, Don,111
Shires, Tom, xviii–xix
at Galveston meeting,47, 88
Oswald’s care/death and, xix, 133, 137, 138–139, 143, 144–145
paged to Parkland emergency room,28, 29, 30, 67
Shiu, Jimmie,94
Shoulder wound,153
Silberg, Barry,101
Sixth Floor Museum, oral histories at,xii, 23
Carrico, James,44–46, 51, 59–60, 61–67, 128–130, 153
Jones, Ron,23, 30–31, 38, 55–56, 98, 106–107, 128, 137–138, 149–150, 156–157
McClelland, Robert,33–36, 99, 130–131, 142–144
Rose, Earl,107–109
Wanted For Treason leaflet at,125
Sloan, Bill,57, 147
Smith, Wayne,27, 105–106, 123, 127
Southwestern Medical School, aerial shot of,23p
Southwestern Medical School students/alumni, 1. See also individual names
Dallas City Jail prisoners and,132
Farrimond, Kenneth, letter of, 8–10
Jones, Dudley, letter of, 7
on Kennedy’s arrival at Parkland ER,40–43
at Love Field, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18–20