Mr. O'Brien. General McHugh. And so we proceeded to do just that. We took the—lifted the coffin, with the help of the crew people, and placed it on the lift, and it was taken from there.
We—the three of us—four of us—McHugh was with us—got into a car. The Attorney General and Mrs. Kennedy went into the ambulance, if that is what it was. And we followed in a car directly behind that, went out to Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Mr. Adams. What did you do when you arrived there?
Mr. O'Brien. We went immediately to an upper floor of the hospital, where we joined members of the President's family. General McHugh went elsewhere. And we then spent several hours in these rooms on, I don't know what floor of the hospital.
Mr. Adams. When you referred to the President's family, what particular members were there?
Mr. O'Brien. Well, Mrs. Stephen Smith was there.
Mr. Adams. Mrs. Attorney General Kennedy?
Mr. O'Brien. Yes. I don't recall all the members of the family. The Attorney General—and there were—there was an occasional person that came and went during the night But that was basically the group.
We had coffee and received reports from time to time from General McHugh as to the length of time it would take for the trip from Bethesda to the White House. And the hours went on and on, until the early hours of the morning—perhaps 4 a.m.
Mr. Adams. And then what did you do?