President Kennedy’s autopsy begins 50 years ago this hour (1963)


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(Friday, November 22, 1963, 7:35 p.m. EST) — The autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was performed tonight at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. 277 X-rays and photographs were taken preliminarily and the pathological examination began at about 8 p.m.

After the autopsy was concluded at approximately 11 p.m., the president’s body was prepared for burial. This was finished at approximately 4 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, 1963.