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Segment\ncleared for release.]\n[Non-Historical]\n[070-002-w003]\n[Duration: 25s]\n\n     Button press\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n     Cabinet Room\n          -Furnishings\n               -President’s chair\n          -Use\n          -Furnishings\n               -Chairs\n               -Flags\n               -Table\n               -Portraits\n                     -Dwight D. Eisenhower, [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, and Theodore\n                          (“Teddy”) Roosevelt\n                     -Lighting\n                     -Wilson\n          -Buttons by President’s Chair\n\n     Wedding of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox\n\n     Oval Office\n          -Location\n\n     Stephen B. Bull\n          -Functions\n\n     Cabinet Room\n          -Furnishings\n               -President’s chair\n\n                -Telephones\n\n     Oval Office\n          -Unknown movie starring Richard Widmark\n\n     Cabinet Room\n          -Furnishings\n               -Telephone\n                     -President, Vice President, Secret Service agent\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.]\n[National Security]\n[070-002-w002]\n[Duration: 1m 6s]\n\n     White House Communications System\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nRecording was cut off at an unknown time after 12:54 pm","filename":["070-002-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House tour group"],"prevCode":"070-001","nextCode":"071-001","tapeTranscriptFile":"070a.mp3,070b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":8743.54,"end":8744.32,"text":"Rydyn ni wedi'u gweld yn ystod y cyfnod."},{"start":8744.34,"end":8745.2,"text":"Mae'r cyfnod wedi'i gweld yn ystod y cyfnod."},{"start":8772.7,"end":8774.34,"text":"Yn ystod y cyfnod, fe wnaethwch chi ddweud y byddwch chi'n gwneud unrhyw beth arall."},{"start":8793.51,"end":8793.79,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":8793.81,"end":8794.09,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":8794.11,"end":8794.39,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":8811.76,"end":8817.99,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud wrth i chi fod yn Prif Weinidog, mae'r ceir yma ychydig yn uwch na'r restr o'r ceir yma."},{"start":8818.05,"end":8825.22,"text":"Gallwch chi ddweud wrth i chi fod yn eich ceir os ydych chi'n edrych ar y tŷr yn ôl, ac mae'n dechrau."},{"start":8825.24,"end":8827.33,"text":"Mae'r peth y mae'n cael ei ddewis i'r swyddfa."},{"start":8828.03,"end":8830.85,"text":"Mae gwahanol ymateb cymdeithasol yn cael ei gyflawni yn y teuluoedd yma."},{"start":8830.87,"end":8838.27,"text":"Ac unwaith y byddwch chi'n gweld y Prifysgol, byddwch chi'n gweld y fflag preswyl sy'n ôl i'r dde, i'r dde, a'r fflag American ac mae'r fflag preswyl sy'n ôl i'r dde yma yw'r Prifysgol."},{"start":8838.29,"end":8839.93,"text":"Mae'r teulu yma'n cael ei gynnal i'r Prifysgol i'r Cymru."},{"start":8839.95,"end":8841.32,"text":"Mae'r teulu yma'n cael ei gynnal i'r Cymru."},{"start":8841.33,"end":8842.86,"text":"Mae'r teulu yma'n cael ei gynnal i'r Cymru."},{"start":8842.88,"end":8844.48,"text":"Mae'r teulu yma'n cael ei gynnal i'r Cymru."},{"start":8844.52,"end":8844.74,"text":"Mae'r te"},{"start":8855.7,"end":8858.45,"text":"Felly mae wedi penderfynu i gyflwyno'r cwestiwn hwn."},{"start":8858.49,"end":8861.57,"text":"Mae'r cwestiwn hwn yn bresennol?"},{"start":8861.59,"end":8862.21,"text":"Ie."},{"start":8862.83,"end":8865.53,"text":"Ac mae'n ffrindiau'r presennol yn ystod y flwyddyn."},{"start":8865.61,"end":8872,"text":"Mae'r presennol Aidan Howard yn y mantel, a'r presennol Woodrow Wilson a'r presennol Teddy yn ystod y flwyddyn."},{"start":8872.02,"end":8872.18,"text":"Ie."},{"start":8872.5,"end":8872.64,"text":"Mae'n 12%."},{"start":8872.68,"end":8872.82,"text":"Mae'n 12%."},{"start":8872.86,"end":8872.98,"text":"Mae'n 12%."},{"start":8873.02,"end":8873.12,"text":"Mae'n 12%."},{"start":8894.21,"end":8894.71,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":8894.73,"end":8895.05,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":8913.41,"end":8921.67,"text":"Mae wedi bod, dwi'n ddrwg, mae wedi bod am ddwy mis ers i mi wneud y tŵr."},{"start":8921.73,"end":8923.91,"text":"Felly... Dwi ddim yn gallu gwneud hynny."},{"start":8923.93,"end":8926.59,"text":"Dwi wedi bod yn gwneud hynny."},{"start":8926.65,"end":8929.17,"text":"Dwi wedi bod yn gwneud hynny."},{"start":8929.37,"end":8932.85,"text":"Dwi wedi bod yn gwneud hynny."},{"start":8933.03,"end":8935.75,"text":"Dwi wedi bod yn gwneud hynny."},{"start":8942.75,"end":8943.85,"text":"Mae gennych chi un o'r rhwystrau eu hunain yma hefyd."},{"start":8943.87,"end":8944.77,"text":"Mae hynny'n eu cysylltiedig â'r rhwystrau yma."},{"start":8944.79,"end":8946.24,"text":"Mae'r rhwystrau'n gwahanol ac mae'r rhwystrau hynny'n debygol."},{"start":8946.26,"end":8946.98,"text":"Bydd gennym ni ddau o'r rhwystrau."},{"start":8963.95,"end":8965.8,"text":"Rydyn ni'n gallu ceisio."},{"start":8965.84,"end":8969.84,"text":"Felly, mae'r cofnod yn dda, ond dim ond un peth sydd drosodd."},{"start":8969.92,"end":8973.85,"text":"A dyna'r un peth rwy'n meddwl yw un o'r rhain."},{"start":8974.03,"end":8982.94,"text":"Rydych chi'n gweld rhain yn y cyfarfodydd cyfarfodydd y Prifysgol, ond rydyn ni'n ceisio tynnu pethau allan i'r Prifysgol."},{"start":8983.84,"end":8984.57,"text":"This is why you're so bad up today."},{"start":8984.58,"end":8984.95,"text":"So, I'm just joking."},{"start":8984.97,"end":8985.77,"text":"I'm sorry if you're not coming with us."},{"start":8985.79,"end":8986.33,"text":"But that's the culture here."},{"start":8986.35,"end":8987.99,"text":"And especially if you want to sit in the same business chair as you came in here."},{"start":9005.75,"end":9006.49,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud y gwirionedd."},{"start":9006.51,"end":9007.25,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi dweud y gwirionedd."},{"start":9032,"end":9032.64,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny."},{"start":9032.66,"end":9033.3,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny."},{"start":9033.32,"end":9033.92,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny."},{"start":9033.94,"end":9034.55,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny."},{"start":9060.39,"end":9073.1,"text":"Rydw i wedi cael ychydig o gyfansoddiadau o'r swyddfa cyhoeddus yn y ffilm ac fe wnaethon nhw ddod ymlaen i'r Prif Weinidog yng Nghymru unwaith i geisio copi'r gorau y gallan nhw ei wneud."},{"start":9073.26,"end":9076.7,"text":"Ac fe wnaethon nhw ddod i'r swyddfa."},{"start":9077.36,"end":9077.98,"text":"Diolch yn fawr am wylio'r fideo"},{"start":9099.93,"end":9108.25,"text":"Mae'n ddiddorol, mae'n ddiddorol, mae'n ddiddorol."},{"start":9114.74,"end":9136.71,"text":"Rydw i wedi cymryd y cyfeiriad i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw ddweud diolch i'r Prif Weinidog, ac fe wnaethon nhw"},{"start":9136.73,"end":9137.99,"text":"Ydych chi gael unrhyw gwestiynau ar hyn o bryd, hefyd yn y sgwrs?"},{"start":9163.82,"end":9174.97,"text":"Ie, rhaid i chi ddweud, rhaid i chi ddweud."},{"start":9184.56,"end":9203.57,"text":"Beth yw'r ffordd i sicrhau bod pawb yn cysylltiedig ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad ar gyfer cyfweliad"},{"start":9203.85,"end":9207.21,"text":"Mae pawb yn gallu cysylltu â nhw ar hyn o bryd."},{"start":9207.43,"end":9210.11,"text":"Rydyn ni'n cael gysylltiad gyda'r rhain."},{"start":9210.17,"end":9213.09,"text":"Mae'r rhain yn rhan o'r rhain."},{"start":9213.15,"end":9215.77,"text":"Mae'r rhain yn rhan o'r rhain."},{"start":9215.81,"end":9219.19,"text":"Mae'r rhain yn rhan o'r rhain."},{"start":9223.42,"end":9229.68,"text":"Nid ydych chi'n gwybod pethau am hynny o hyd yn oed, oherwydd maen nhw bob amser yn gweithio, 24 awr ar ôl."},{"start":9229.7,"end":9231.64,"text":"Mae'n hollbwysig."},{"start":9231.7,"end":9232.16,"text":"Mae'n hollbwysig."},{"start":9232.26,"end":9232.94,"text":"Mae'n hollbwysig."},{"start":9233.04,"end":9233.72,"text":"Mae'n hollbwysig."},{"start":9233.8,"end":9235.42,"text":"Mae'n hollbwysig."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":8744,"end":9245,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","originalFilename":["070a.mp3","070b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["070b.mp3"],"cutStart":8742.5,"cutEnd":9246.5,"adjustedStart":8742.5,"adjustedEnd":9246.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:17.687Z"},"aiSummary":{"text":"A White House tour group was guided through the Cabinet Room, where they received a briefing on the room's historical decor and functional purpose. 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