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the bullet on Governor Connally's stretcher is not only unsupported by any-
thing Tomlinson said, but is contrary to his repeatedly stated view that he
believes it was the corridor stretcher which he pushed against the wall,
just before he "discovered" the bullet on it. But since it has been shown
(as the Commission definitely concludes) that the corridor stretcher was
most probably unconnected with either victim, there would be no legitimate
way an assassination bullet could have come from it.
To avcid this ominous pitfall, Specter subjects Tomlinson to
relentless pressure in order to change his belief that it, was the corridor
stretcher he bumped against the wall. But despite the badgering by Specter
(and previous questioning by the FBI and Secret Service), Tomlinson makes it
abundantly clear that he continues to believe it was the corridor stretcher,
and not the one he took off the elevator, that he bumped against the wall,
and from which he retrieved the bullet; although he is not sure to the point
of being willing to take an oath to that effect.
It is equally clear, however, that Mr. Specter is unwilling -- if
he can help it -- to leave on the record Tomlinson's belief that the bullet
was found on a stretcher which the Commission says was unconnected with the
assassination. He continues to press Tomlinson:
Nr. Specter: When I first started to ask you about this, Mr. Tomlinson, you
initially identified stretcher A (the one Tomlinson believes the
bullet did not come from) as the one which came off the elevator
car?
Mr. Tomlinson: Yes; I think it's just like that.
Ar. Specter: And, then, when --
At this point, lr. Specter succeeds, if not in getting Tomlinson to abandon
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