Mr. Specter. And what happened to the stretcher after it left the elevator on the second floor of the operating room area?

Miss Wester. The doctors brought this and were proceeding down the hall, and I met them in the center of the operating room suite itself.

Mr. Specter. About how far is that from the elevator door?

Miss Wester. Approximately 50 feet.

Mr. Specter. What was done then with Governor Connally on the stretcher, following the point where you met them?

Miss Wester. We proceeded to room 5 and outside of room 5 we transferred Governor Connally from the stretcher onto an operating table and removed his clothes from the bottom of the stretcher and placed them in the hallway by the operating table.

Mr. Specter. In what way was Governor Connally dressed or robed when you first saw him on the stretcher?

Miss Wester. As far as I know, the only thing he had was a sheet on him. He had no hospital gown or anything else that I know of on.

Mr. Specter. Had his clothes then been removed by that time?

Miss Wester. Yes; he arrived without his clothes. They were on the bottom of the cart in a paper sack.