Mr. Specter. And what year did you receive your medical degree?
Dr. Shires. 1948.
Mr. Specter. Are you Board certified at the present time?
Dr. Shires. Yes.
Mr. Specter. And, in what year were you so certified?
Dr. Shires. I was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1956.
Mr. Specter. Did you have occasion to render any medical treatment for President Kennedy back on November 22, 1963?
Dr. Shires. No; I was not in town at the time the shooting occurred. I was in Galveston, Tex., at the meeting of the Western Surgical Association.
Mr. Specter. Did you have occasion to render medical attention and services to Governor Connally, Dr. Shires?
Dr. Shires. Yes.