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Baumgarten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=9.58,10.42"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=11.1,11.38"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, now, Imogene keeps up with Peggy, her 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1984.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=23.48,25.34"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"The interviewer is Louis Marchant-Favre.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=26.24,28.02"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I will be interviewing Mrs. Albert Thomas.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=28.02,31.479"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Mr. Everett Collier will also be participating.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200#t=32.26,34.8"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2509/collection_resources/113324/file/216200/transcript/70609/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"The two major topics we'll be discussing will be President Kennedy's visit 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