Mr. Specter. Did you have occasion to assist in the treatment of President Kennedy back on November 22, 1963?
Dr. Bashour. Yes; we were called from the dining room, the doctors' dining room, and we went directly to the President Kennedy room.
Mr. Specter. When you say "we" whom do you mean by that?
Dr. Bashour. Dr. Seldin and myself—we left the dining room and went right straight down to the President's room.
Mr. Specter. And what is Dr. Seldin's first name?
Dr. Bashour. Donald.
Mr. Specter. And what is his specialty, if any?
Dr. Bashour. He's chairman of the department of medicine and professor of medicine. He is a specialist and a recognized famous specialist in renal diseases.
Mr. Specter. And what, in lay language, does that facet of medicine involve?
Dr. Bashour. Kidney diseases.