WEBVTT 00:00.500 --> 00:03.307 : Situation Room, this is WAYSIDE. Do you read me? Over. 00:03.308 --> 00:05.637 : [downcast] This is the Situation Room. I read you. Go ahead. 00:05.638 --> 00:08.968 : Give me all available information on President. Over. 00:08.969 --> 00:19.680 : All available information on President follows. Ah, Connally . . . John . . . he and [draws deep breath] Governor Connally of Texas have been hit in the car in which they were riding. 00:19.681 --> 00:30.202 We do not know how serious the situation is. We have no information. Mr. Bromley Smith is back here in the Situation Room now. We are getting our information over the tickers. Over. 00:30.203 --> 00:45.093 : That is affirmative, affirmative. Please keep us advised out here. This plane, on which [the] Secretary of State [and] other Cabinet ministers [were] headed for Japan, [is] turning around, returning to Honolulu. Will arrive there [in] approximately two hours. Over. 00:45.094 --> 00:48.551 : Hallett and Salinger discuss the plane's return to the United States and whether some Cabinet members should go to Dallas. Hallett then passes along information from an AP bulletin. 00:50.552 --> 00:52.817 : Do you have anything else, WAYSIDE? 00:52.818 --> 00:56.307 : No. Any other information, get ahold of [us] as rapidly as possible. 00:56.308 --> 01:03.802 : All right. The Associated Press [AP] is coming out now with a bulletin to the effect that they believe the President was hit in the head. That just came in. Over. 01:03.803 --> 01:05.514 : [voice expressionless] The President was hit in the head. Over. [Leaves line]. 01:05.515 --> 01:12.153 : Roger. We will pass on any additional information we get from here to you. 01:12.154 --> 01:17.118 : Hallett and the radio operator for 86972 confirm that the plane will be in Honolulu in two hours, then Hallett passes on new information. 01:17.119 --> 01:25.506 : I understand. Ah, this is . . . ah, oh. Hold on the line there, WAYSIDE [sic]. We have some more information coming up. 01:25.507 --> 01:26.079 : [He'll] be right back. 01:37.297 --> 01:52.377 : Ah, WAYSIDE, WAYSIDE, this is [the] Situation Room. I read from the AP bulletin: "Kennedy apparently shot in head. He fell face down in back seat of his car. Blood was on his head. 01:52.378 --> 02:11.377 Mrs. Kennedy cried, 'Oh no,' and tried to hold up his head. Connally remained half-seated, slumped to the left. There was blood on his face and forehead. The President and the Governor were rushed to Parkland Hospital near the Dallas Trade Mart where Kennedy was to have made a speech." Over. 02:11.378 --> 02:13.657 : I read that. Over. 02:13.658 --> 02:20.656 : This is the Situation Room. I have nothing further for you now. I will contact you if we get more. 02:20.657 --> 02:26.413 : WAYSIDE is Roger and out.