Mr. Specter. Have you heretofore during the course of your testimony today described all of the wounds in the President which you have observed?
Dr. Perry. I have.
Mr. Specter. Were you and the other doctors affected, in your opinion, in your treatment of the President by virtue of the fact that he was the President of the United States?
Dr. Perry. Yes, sir; I am sure that is true. At the time that I was going down the stairs to the emergency room I was, of course, quite concerned, not knowing any of the circumstances surrounding the incident nor in what condition I would find him, and at the time that I entered the room, and it was my initial impression that he had a mortal wound.
At that point I directed myself to doing that which I could do and, of course, the time then became quite compressed during the course of the procedures and it was really not until afterwards that the full impact of what had happened began to hit me.
Mr. Specter. Did you have any occasion to render any treatment to Governor Connally at Parkland Hospital?
Dr. Perry. I saw the Governor in regard to the consultation in regard to the injury to his leg. As I related earlier I am consultant in vascular surgery to the hospital, and the estimated course of the missile in his leg presupposed that he might have an injury to his femoral artery or vein and Dr. Shires asked me if I would put on a scrub suit and come to the operating room to assist in case it was necessary to do some arterial surgery.
It was not, however, so I did not operate.
Mr. Specter. At what time approximately did you arrive at the operating room where Governor Connally was being cared for?
Dr. Perry. I don't know, sir.