Mr. Griffin. Back up towards Harry Hines Boulevard?
Mr. Kantor. Yes; that is right. We went in an entranceway. I am not sure whether it was the main entrance of the hospital or whether there is a door near the main entrance of the hospital.
Mr. Griffin. Yes; would you mark on the diagram there where the main entrance is?
Mr. Kantor. Yes—No. 2?
Mr. Griffin. Just write “Main Entrance.” We will use the numbers for your position.
Mr. Kantor. All right. I followed Mr. Kilduff up a flight of stairs to the second floor, and down one or two hallways, until we came to the room where he made the announcement that the President had died.
Mr. Griffin. About how long did the announcement take?
Mr. Kantor. The announcement was very brief. I don’t know actually where all the other reporters came from. There were quite a number of reporters in the room already. And as best as I understand it, there were a vast number of reporters who never got into the hospital in the emergency area, and had moved into this second floor room for the announcement.
At any rate, everybody seemed ready for an announcement at the time that Mr. Kilduff got there. And so the announcement itself took a minute.
Mr. Griffin. Now, at the time the announcement was made, had you talked with other reporters or other people in the area so that you were able to tell whether there was any prevailing attitude or rumors circulating around as to the condition of the President?