Dr. Clark. A femoral artery is the main artery going to the legs, and at the junction of the leg and the trunk you can feel the arterial pulsation in this artery. Because of my position, cardiac massage was taken over by Dr. Malcolm Perry, who was more advantageously situated.
Mr. Specter. What did the cardiotachioscope show at that time?
Dr. Clark. By this time the cardiotachioscope, we just call it a cardiac monitor for a better word——
Mr. Specter. That's a good word.
Dr. Clark. The cardiotachioscope had been attached and Dr. Fouad Bashour had arrived. There was transient electrical activity of the President's heart of an undefined type. Approximately, at this time the external cardiac massage became ineffectual and no pulsations could be felt. At this time it was decided to pronounce the President dead.
Mr. Specter. At what time was this fixed?
Dr. Clark. Death was fixed at 1 p.m.
Mr. Specter. Was that a precise time or an approximate time, or in what way did you fix the time of death at 1 o'clock?
Dr. Clark. This was an approximation as it is, first, extremely difficult to state precisely when death occurs. Secondly, no one was monitoring the clock, so an approximation of 1 o'clock was chosen.
Mr. Specter. Who was it who actually fixed the time of death?