Mr. Specter. What is the angle of declination of that string?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. That string was placed along the wall by the surveyor at an angle of 17°43´30´´.
Mr. Specter. Did the surveyor make that placement in your presence?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. He did.
Mr. Specter. Were the stand-ins for President Kennedy and Governor Connally positioned in the same relative positions as those occupied by President Kennedy and Governor Connally depicted in the Zapruder films?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; these positions were approximately the position of the President and Governor Connally in the Zapruder films in the area around frame 225 as they go behind the signboard and as they emerge from the signboard.
Mr. Specter. Was the rod which is held in that photograph positioned at an angle as closely parallel to the white string as it could be positioned?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes.
Mr. Specter. And through what positions did that rod pass?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. The rod passed through a position on the back of the stand-in for the President at a point approximating that of the entrance wound, exited along about the knot of the tie or the button of the coat or button of the shirt, and the end of the rod was inserted in the entrance hole on the back of Governor Connally's coat which was being worn by the stand-in for Governor Connally.