{"conversationCode":"103-009","tapeNumber":103,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-103-009","startDateTime":"1972-06-27T15:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-30T14:05:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Jun-1972","startTime":"11:28 AM","endDate":"30-Jun-1972","endTime":"10:05 AM","dateCertainty":"estimated","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"White House tour group;","description":"a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:28 am on June 27, 1972 and 10:05 am on June 30, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 103-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CAB","recordingDevice":"Cabinet Room","latitudeEstimated":38.8975,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"Cabinet","chronRelease":"Cabinet Room Release","chronReleaseDate":"16-Oct-1997","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 103-9\n\nDate: Unknown between June 27 and June 30, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:28 am, June 27 and 10:05 am, June 30, 1972\nLocation: Cabinet Room\n\nUnknown people [White House tour group] met\n\n     Presidential Seal\n\n     American flag\n\n     President’s flag\n          -Presidential Seal\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:28 am, June 27, 1972\n\n     Bull\n            -Introduction\n            -Work with President\n\n     President’s Oval Office\n          -Tour\n          -Porcelain birds\n          -Questions\n\n     Cabinet Room chairs","filename":["103-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House tour group"],"prevCode":"103-007","nextCode":"103-010","transcript":[{"start":0.93,"end":1.1,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.96,"end":30.57,"text":"Hold your paper up."},{"start":31.43,"end":32.83,"text":"Hold your paper up to the line."},{"start":32.91,"end":33.19,"text":"See now."},{"start":33.21,"end":35.01,"text":"What do you see?"},{"start":46.9,"end":49.54,"text":"There's an eagle."},{"start":49.7,"end":53.38,"text":"See the eagle in the paper?"},{"start":53.4,"end":62.39,"text":"That's taken from the seal of the President of the United States."},{"start":62.47,"end":67.42,"text":"That's the American eagle."},{"start":67.58,"end":69.18,"text":"All right."},{"start":72.22,"end":73.38,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":91.89,"end":99.68,"text":"There are two other things in the room that I think you ought to take a look at."},{"start":100.14,"end":101.36,"text":"Can you see that?"},{"start":101.54,"end":107.6,"text":"This is the American flag."},{"start":109.1,"end":110.8,"text":"This is the President's flag."},{"start":110.82,"end":112.54,"text":"Can you see the eagles?"},{"start":114.1,"end":114.36,"text":"Right."},{"start":114.92,"end":118.14,"text":"That's the same eagle that you see on the piece of paper that you're wearing."},{"start":119.24,"end":121.98,"text":"That's the seal of the President of the United States."},{"start":125.61,"end":129.01,"text":"There's a gentleman here I'd like to have all of you meet."},{"start":129.53,"end":132.27,"text":"This is Mr. Steve Bull, right here."},{"start":133.13,"end":138.22,"text":"And Mr. Bull works very closely with the President."},{"start":138.26,"end":141.48,"text":"His office is right next door to the President's, right through the store."},{"start":142.14,"end":143.76,"text":"He works with the President every day."},{"start":144.54,"end":151.3,"text":"He probably sees the President more than anybody else in the White House."},{"start":163.08,"end":167.32,"text":"Would you like to go in and have a look at the president's office?"},{"start":167.84,"end":174.72,"text":"Okay, now when we go in there, we'll point out some really interesting things too."},{"start":174.86,"end":184.93,"text":"One thing we'd like to ask that you not do on the shelves, there are some birds that are, porcelain birds, they're made out of glass and they're very fragile."},{"start":185.09,"end":189.35,"text":"And we'd like to ask that you not touch those and we wouldn't want to have one of them broken."},{"start":189.91,"end":191.41,"text":"When we get in there, we'll point out"},{"start":192.51,"end":194.39,"text":"some interesting things about the President's office."},{"start":194.45,"end":198.55,"text":"Remember, when you have questions, go ahead, put your hand up and ask."},{"start":198.59,"end":205.07,"text":"We want to make sure you learn everything about the White House."},{"start":205.15,"end":205.47,"text":"Okay."},{"start":205.53,"end":206.49,"text":"We'll go this way."},{"start":206.67,"end":206.79,"text":"Go."},{"start":208.99,"end":209.47,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":236.35,"end":236.78,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":261.12,"end":262.45,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"A White House staff member provided a guided tour to a group of visitors in the Cabinet Room, explaining the significance of the presidential seal and flags. During the interaction, the guide introduced Stephen B. Bull, a close aide to the President, and outlined expectations for the upcoming visit to the Oval Office. The group received specific instructions regarding the fragility of the President’s porcelain bird collection before proceeding with their tour.","topics":["White House tour","Stephen B. 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