November 22

McNaughton, who initially supported Adlai Stevenson in the 1960 Democratic primary campaign, grew to be very loyal to JFK after Kennedy became president.  This is the page from McNaughton's personal calendar that included the date of November 22, 1963.  McNaughton made note of the assassination at 2 pm and drew a black border around the fateful day.  

Never Lie

Here is a McNaughton quote from the April 5, 1963 issue of Time:

Before he headed up to Capitol Hill for what promised to be a rough grilling by the House Information Subcommittee on the subject of "managed news,"-Pentagon Press Secretary Arthur Sylvester was given some sage advice by a coworker. "Never, under any circumstances whatsoever, use the word lie," urged Defense Department Counsel John McNaughton. "Don't use it negatively, don't use it positively. If you have to tell the committee you want to lie down, say recline."

Read more: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830081,00.html#ixzz2heLh5x9h