The Vice President was logged calling the President at 10:18 for a twominute conversation that obtained the confirmation.
( ( The ( Vice President ) ) ( ( was ( logged ( ( calling ( ( the President ) ( at 10:18 ) ) ) ( for ( ( a ( twominute conversation ) ) ( that ( obtained ( the confirmation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Vice) (NNP President)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN logged) (S (VP (VBG calling) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP President)) (PP (IN at) (NP (CD 10:18)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ twominute) (NN conversation)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD obtained) (NP (DT the) (NN confirmation))))))))))) (. .)))
The telephone lines were down in the white house and the Vice President could not receive any communications.
( ( ( ( ( The ( telephone lines ) ) ( ( were down ) ( in ( the ( white house ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( the ( Vice President ) ) ( ( could not ) ( receive ( any communications ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN telephone) (NNS lines)) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB down)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ white) (NN house))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Vice) (NNP President)) (VP (MD could) (RB not) (VP (VB receive) (NP (DT any) (NNS communications))))) (. .)))