Mr. Specter. When was it first brought to your attention, if at all?
Miss Wester. At noon, around noon—noontime—I'm not sure as to the exact time it was. I was relieving the secretary for lunch and the phone rang. Someone in the pathology department asked if the President were in the operating room and I answered them, "No," and they said that a Secret Service agent was down there and as soon as the President did arrive in the operating room, would I please call them.
Mr. Specter. What was your next connection, if any, with respect to the treatment of either President Kennedy or Governor Connally at Parkland?
Miss Wester. I received a phone call from the emergency room asking us to set up for a craniotomy.
Mr. Specter. And what is a craniotomy in lay language?
Miss Wester. That's an exploration of the head.
Mr. Specter. Was there any other request made at that time?
Miss Wester. Yes—well—immediately following, following that I received a call to set up for a thoracotomy, which is an exploration of the chest.
Mr. Specter. And were those two set ups made in accordance with the requests you received?
Miss Wester. Yes; I immediately assigned personnel to set up these two rooms for these two cases.