And what questions were you asked specifically at that time, if any?
Dr. CARRICO. I don't recall any specific questions I was asked. In general, I was asked some questions pertaining to his treatment, to the wounds, what I thought they were, and et cetera.

Mr. Specter.

What opinions did you express at that time?
Dr. CARRICO. Again, I said that on the basis of our initial examination, this wound in his neck could have been either an entrance or exit wound, which was what they were most concerned about, and assuming there was a wound in the back, somewhere similar to what you have described that this certainly would be compatible with an exit wound.

Mr. Specter.

Were your statements at that time different in any respect with the testimony which you have given here this morning?
Dr. CARRICO. Not that I recall.

Mr. Specter.

Were your views at that time consistent with the findings in the autopsy report, or did they vary in any way from the findings in that report?
Dr. CARRICO. As I recall, the autopsy report is exactly as I remember.

Mr. Specter.

Were your opinions at that time consistent with the findings of the autopsy report?
Dr. CARRICO. Yes.

Mr. Specter.

Will you identify Dr. Shires for the record; please?
Dr. CARRICO. Dr. Shires is chief of the surgery service at Parkland, and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Southwestern Medical School.

Mr. Specter.

Now, approximately when, to the best of your recollection, did the second interview occur with the Secret Service?
Dr. CARRICO. This was some time in February, probably about the middle of February, and the interview consisted of the agent asking me if I had any further information.
I said I did not.

Mr. Specter.

Was that the total context of the interview?
Dr. CARRICO. Yes, sir.

Mr. Specter.

Now, did I interview you and take your deposition in Dallas, Tex., last Wednesday?
Dr. CARRICO. Yes, sir.

Mr. Specter.

And has that deposition transcript been made available to you this morning?
Dr. CARRICO. It has.

Mr. Specter.

And were the views you expressed to me in our conversation before the deposition and on the record during the course of the deposition different in any way with the testimony which you have provided here this morning?
Dr. CARRICO. No, sir; they were not.

Mr. Specter.

Dr. Carrico, have you changed your opinion in any way concerning your observations or conclusions about the situation with respect to President Kennedy at any time since November 22, 1963?
Dr. CARRICO. No.

Mr. Specter.

Do you have any notes or writings of any sort in your possession concerning your participation in the treatment of President Kennedy?
Dr. CARRICO. None other than the letter to my children I mentioned to you.

Mr. Specter.

Will you state briefly the general nature of that for the Commission here today, please.
Dr. CARRICO. This is just a letter written to my children to be read by them later, saying what happened, how I felt about it. And maybe why it happened, and maybe it would do them some good later.

Mr. Specter.

Did you also make a written report which was made a part of the records of Parkland Hospital which you have identified for the record during the deposition proceeding?
Dr. CARRICO. Yes; I did.

Mr. Specter.

Do those constitute the total of the writings which you made concerning your participation in the treatment of the President?
Dr. CARRICO. Right.

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