{"conversationCode":"274-010","tapeNumber":274,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-274-010","startDateTime":"1971-08-16T18:54:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-16T18:58:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Aug-1971","startTime":"2:54 PM","endDate":"16-Aug-1971","endTime":"2:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary;","description":"On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm. 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Cox\n\n     President’s address to the Nation, August 15, 1971\n          -Television broadcast\n                -Reaction\n                      -Unknown person\n\n     Stock market","filename":["274a.mp3","274b.mp3","274c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:14:37","tapeEnd":"00:17:09","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. 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Cox in the President's upcoming travel plans. The pair also briefly evaluates the public reception of the President's recent television address delivered the previous evening, noting uncertainty regarding initial feedback and the broadcast's reach. 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