autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was performed , beginning at about 8 p.m. EST November 22 , 1963 , on the day of his assassination and ending at about 12:30 AM EST November 23 , 1963 , at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda , Maryland . The choice of autopsy hospital in the Washington , D.C. area was made by his widow , Jacqueline Kennedy . She chose the Bethesda Naval Hospital because President Kennedy had been a naval officer
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy autopsy