ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː kˈæθlɪk pɹˈiːsts ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɑːbɚt pˈɔːl mˈoʊhæn dɪspˈætʃt tə ðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs fɹʌmðə sˌiːjˌuːˈeɪ tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn wɪððə bˈɑːdi ʌv ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi ʌntˈɪl ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl fjˈuːnɚɹəl, æz ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd baɪ hɪz wˈɪdoʊ.
In 1963, he was one of two Catholic priests (the other being Robert Paul Mohan) dispatched to the White House from the CUA to remain with the body of assassinated President John F. Kennedy until the official funeral, as requested by his widow.