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I think those of us who were involved in it, i think you went on automatic pilot, you know, to do what you instinctually know to do. >> dr. jones, you were 31 years old. you had been operating that day. part of a surgical team, they run in and how does it happen? they say the president has been shot. >> the operator paged overhead. we didnt have beepers then. there was a loud speaker, and she began to page people stat, respond immediately and i went to the phone and said why are you paging every...

Do what you instinctually know to do. >> dr. jones, you were 31 years old. you had been operating that day. part of a surgical team, they run in and how does it happen? they say the president has been shot. >> the operator paged overhead. we didnt have beepers then. there was a loud speaker, and she began to page people stat, respond immediately and i went to the phone and said why are you paging everyone stat? she said dr. jones, president has been shot and they are bringing him to the emergenc...

Cafeteria and relaxing, somebody runs in and tells you, they say the president has been shot. >> well, the operator paged overhead, we didnt have beepers then, so there was a loud speaker and she began to page people stat, respond immediately, repeatedly with the department chairman and i went to the phone on the wall of the cafeteria and i called her and said why are you paging everyone shot? she said dr. jones, the president has been shot and they are bringing him to the emergency room and the...

You were actually in the white house bus behind the limousine itself. i suppose a question for both of you right off the top, how does it feel to have been involved so directly in an event of such magnitude? let me ask you first. >> of course, its an event none of us planned to be involved in, so the shock was enormous. you didnt have time really to have emotions at that time. i think those of us who were involved in it, i think you went on sort of automatic pilot, you know to do what you just i...

You right off the top, how does it feel to have been involved so directly in an event of such magnitude? let me ask you first. >> of course, its an event none of us planned to be involved in, so the shock was enormous. you didnt have time really to have emotions at that time. i think those of us who were involved in it, i think you went on sort of automatic pilot, you know to do what you just instinctually know to do. >> dr. jones, you were 31 years old. youd been operating that day, part of a s...