{"conversationCode":"054-002","tapeNumber":54,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-054-002","startDateTime":"1971-04-20T12:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-20T13:06:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Apr-1971","startTime":"7:55 AM","endDate":"20-Apr-1971","endTime":"8:06 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Peterson, Peter G.; Harlow, Bryce N.; Poff, Richard H.; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 20, 1971, Peter G. Peterson, Bryce N. Harlow, Richard H. Poff, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:06 am. 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Harlow entered at an unknown time after 7:55 am\n\n     Greetings\n\n     Forthcoming meeting of Republican Congressional leaders, April 20, 1971\n          -Agenda and topics\n               -Government reorganization\n               -1972 appropriations\n               -Schedule\n                     -President\n               -William E. Timmons\n               -Schedule\n               -Dr. James R. Schlesinger and Henry A. Kissinger\n               -Schlesinger\n               -President’s objectives\n                     -Strategy\n                     -Report to the Congress\n                     -Participation of developing countries\n               -Education\n                     -Jobs, health, food\n\nRichard H. Poff entered at an unknown time after 7:55 am\n\n                -Lectern\n                -Education\n                     -Low literacy rates\n                -Growth\n\nRecording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:06 am","filename":["054-002-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Peterson, Peter G.","Harlow, Bryce N.","Poff, Richard H.","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"054-001","nextCode":"054-003","tapeTranscriptFile":"054a.mp3,054b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":4642.43,"end":4647.8,"text":"Wrth gwrs, ie, maen nhw'n gweithio ar hynny."},{"start":4647.92,"end":4668.13,"text":"Ond, y peth arall i'w gofio yw, er enghraifft, yng Nghymru, rwy'n meddwl y byddwn ni'n mynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd"},{"start":4671.31,"end":4673.39,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":4709.87,"end":4713.39,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":4834.74,"end":4838.38,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":4838.44,"end":4839.64,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":4862.68,"end":4890.6,"text":"Gweithredwyr gweithredu, Cymru, Cymru, Cymru, Cymru, Cymru, Cymru,"},{"start":4895.22,"end":4898.56,"text":"Ac yna dwi'n dweud iawn."},{"start":4898.58,"end":4898.72,"text":"Iawn."},{"start":4899.26,"end":4901.74,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl mai'r un olaf rydw i'n ei wneud yw'r clwch ofalol."},{"start":4901.98,"end":4903.08,"text":"Mae'r cyflwyniad naturiol i'r un hwn."},{"start":4903.12,"end":4905,"text":"Mae'r clwch ofalol hyn yn dod."},{"start":4905.14,"end":4906.78,"text":"Na, ond a ydw i'n mynd i fynd yn gyntaf?"},{"start":4906.8,"end":4908.15,"text":"O, na, dwi ddim yn meddwl hynny."},{"start":4908.16,"end":4910.21,"text":"Mae'r Prifysgol yn dod."},{"start":4910.33,"end":4913.89,"text":"Na, na, ar ôl y Prifysgol, ond dwi ddim yn meddwl ei fod yn dod."},{"start":4914.05,"end":4916.29,"text":"Ie, mae'n ddiddorol iawn yma."},{"start":4916.31,"end":4918.05,"text":"Mae'r peth rydych chi'n ei anfon i mi yw hynny."},{"start":4918.07,"end":4920.11,"text":"Ac nid yw hynny'n mynd i fod yma."},{"start":4920.25,"end":4921.39,"text":"Na, mae hynny'n iawn."},{"start":4922.45,"end":4925.05,"text":"Felly, os gwelwch chi ddechrau gyntaf."},{"start":4925.07,"end":4930.71,"text":"Wel, dwi'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dechrau ar ôl y prifysgol."},{"start":4930.73,"end":4933.59,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dechrau ar ôl y prifysgol."},{"start":4933.61,"end":4935.95,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dechrau ar ôl y prifysgol."},{"start":4935.99,"end":4942.54,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dechrau ar ôl y prifysgol."},{"start":4947.71,"end":4954.03,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud, mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud, mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud,"},{"start":4979.03,"end":4982.08,"text":"Roedd ymddiriedolwyr yn gofalu am ffydd a strategaeth."},{"start":4982.16,"end":4991.7,"text":"Roedd y strategaeth yn 1970 yn ei wneud, fel y dywedodd yn y ffordd honno, yn adrodd i'r Cyngras, yn gwneud hynny fel genedlaeth o ffydd."},{"start":4991.74,"end":4999.05,"text":"Ac mae hynny'n gofalu... Ni allwch chi gyflawni hynny, ond mae hynny'n cyflawni mwy na 100 o wladau, ac mae hynny'n cyflawni poblogaeth y byd."},{"start":4999.07,"end":5001.13,"text":"Ni allwch chi wneud hynny."},{"start":5001.17,"end":5003.85,"text":"Ni allwch chi gyflawni hynny heb bod gennych y cymorth."},{"start":5009.91,"end":5010.92,"text":"yw'r deuluoedd datblygu."},{"start":5011.08,"end":5018.34,"text":"Mae yna cyflenwad y byd ac yna dros 100 o ddynion."},{"start":5018.52,"end":5032.41,"text":"Beth ydych chi'n edrych ar hyn o bryd?"},{"start":5034.95,"end":5037.57,"text":"Beth ydych chi'n edrych ar hyn o bryd?"},{"start":5038.94,"end":5040.44,"text":"Bwyd, bwyd, edrychiol."},{"start":5040.48,"end":5043.78,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5043.8,"end":5047.86,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5047.89,"end":5048.85,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5048.87,"end":5049.79,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5049.81,"end":5050.73,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5050.81,"end":5051.81,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5052.01,"end":5052.99,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5053.03,"end":5054.23,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5054.27,"end":5055.29,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5055.41,"end":5056.97,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5056.99,"end":5061.17,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ymddygiad."},{"start":5061.23,"end":5062.35,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i fi wneud ym"},{"start":5072.95,"end":5081.91,"text":"Beth ydyn ni'n ei ddweud am ymddygiad?"},{"start":5081.99,"end":5085.77,"text":"Ymddygiad?"},{"start":5099.03,"end":5119.03,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhywbeth sy'n rhywbeth sy'n rhywbeth sy'n rhywbeth sy'n rhywbeth sy'n"},{"start":5133.23,"end":5137.15,"text":"Diolch yn fawr am wylio'r fideo"},{"start":5173.2,"end":5174.35,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":5174.4,"end":5175.75,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":5196.9,"end":5200.61,"text":"Mae'r Prif Weinidog a fi yn ymwneud â'r rhwystrau."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":4642,"end":5197,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","originalFilename":["054a.mp3","054b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["054a.mp3"],"cutStart":4640.5,"cutEnd":5198.5,"adjustedStart":4640.5,"adjustedEnd":5198.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T05:07:45.005Z"},"aiSummary":{"text":"Peter G. 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