Mr. Specter. What did you do then after your arrival in Washington, D.C.? Or did you come back to Andrews Air Force Base?
Mr. O'Donnell. We arrived at Andrews and meanwhile the Attorney General had been notified, the decision had been made that he would go to Bethesda.
Mr. Specter. Who made that decision, by the way?
Mr. O'Donnell. Mrs. Kennedy.
Mr. Specter. That the autopsy should be performed?
Mr. O'Donnell. I don't think she knew anything about an autopsy. The question is where the body went. We didn't tell her there was to be an autopsy. And the choice was Walter Reed or Bethesda. He being a Navy man, she picked Bethesda.
Mr. Specter. She chose Bethesda, as between Bethesda and Walter Reed?
Mr. O'Donnell. She did.
Mr. Specter. Who made the decision there would be an autopsy, if you know?
Mr. O'Donnell. I don't know who made the decision. I just think we all agreed—we arrived at Bethesda. The Attorney General was there. I think it was just our assumption that this was a necessary part.