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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  2.4 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 55 seconds
Transcription: Both the president's cabinet and the Security Council meet in today's cabinet room. It's spare and functional in decor, with business-like chairs and a huge conference table. The Treaty Room has been splendidly restored to its mid-19th century appearance. It's now used occasionally for small formal conferences with visiting dignitaries. The State Dining Room prepared for a large formal banquet is a highlight of the White House tour. A prayer by John Adams is inscribed on the mantle. It reads in part, may none but honest and wise men rule under this roof. Each chief executive alters the decorat ...