Mr. Specter. And what action was taken as a result of that request by you?
Mr. Hill. The casket did arrive from the O'Neal Mortuary, Inc., in their own hearse, which we then wheeled into the emergency room. I left the emergency room and asked that two of our agents, Special Agent Sulliman and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Stout clear all the corridors, and I checked the closest and most immediate route to the ambulance. We took the body from the hospital and departed the Parkland Hospital about 2:04 p.m. The ambulance was driven by Special Agent Berger. Special Agent in Charge Kellerman and Assistant Special Agent In Charge Stout were riding in the front seat; Mrs. Kennedy, Dr. Burkley, the President's body, and myself rode in the rear portion of the ambulance.
Mr. Specter. Approximately how long did it take you to reach the airplane at Love Field?
Mr. Hill. We arrived at Love Field at 2:14.
Mr. Specter. And were you present during the swearing-in ceremonies of President Johnson?
Mr. Hill. I was aboard the aircraft; yes, sir.
Mr. Specter. Did you witness those ceremonies?
Mr. Hill. Well, the Presidential compartment was so small that not all persons on the aircraft could get in. I was in the forward portion of the aircraft, right adjacent to the area that the President was sworn in.
Mr. Specter. Do you know the time of the swearing in?
Mr. Hill. 2:38.