Charles Rufus Baxter

And will you outline briefly the circumstances surrounding your being called to render such assistance?

I was conducting the student health service in the hours of 12 to 1 and was contacted there by the supervisor of the emergency room, who told me that the President was on the way to the emergency room, having been shot.
I went on a dead run to the emergency room as fast as I could and it took me about 3 or 4 minutes to get there.

Approximately what time did you arrive at the emergency room?

I think it was 12:40--thereabouts.

And who was present at that time?

Dr. Carrico and Dr. Jones and Dr. Jenkins--several nurses.

Can you identify the nurses?

Yes; Mrs. Nelson---and who else? There were two or three others whose names--Miss Henchliffe was there.

Miss Bowron?

Who?

Was Miss Bowron there?

Yes; I believe so.

Were any other nurses there?

One or two more, but I'm not sure of their names.

Can you identify any other doctors who were there at that time?

Oh, let's see---I'm not sure whether the others came before or after I did. There was Crenshaw, Peters, and Kemp Clark, Dr. Bashour finally came. I believe Jackie Hunt--yes--she was, I believe she was the anesthesiologist who came.

Was Dr. Don Curtis there?

I'm not sure---I just don't remember.

When you arrived, what did you observe as to the condition of the President?

He was very obviously in extremis. There was a large gaping wound in the skull which was covered at that time with blood, and its extent was not immediately determined. His eyes were bulging, the pupils were fixed and dilated and deviated outward, both pupils were deviated laterally. At that time his breathing was being assisted so that whether he was breathing on his own or not, I couldn't determine.

In what way was his breathing being assisted?

With an anesthesia machine.

Would you continue to describe what you observed as to his condition?