{"conversationCode":"273-024","tapeNumber":273,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-273-024","startDateTime":"1971-08-12T23:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-12T23:26:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Aug-1971","startTime":"7:22 PM","endDate":"12-Aug-1971","endTime":"7:26 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.;","description":"On August 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:22 pm to 7:26 pm. 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Mitchell\n -National security\n -Japan\n -Us trade as percentage of Gross National Product [GNP]\n -Effect of announcement\n -People's Republic of China [PRC]\n -Congress\n -Consultation\n -Connally's possible calls\n\n -Wilbur D. Mills\n -John W. Byrnes\n -Russell B. Long\n -Schedule","filename":["273a.mp3","273b.mp3","273c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:41:47","tapeEnd":"03:45:26","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Connally, John B."],"prevCode":"273-023","nextCode":"273-025","tapeTranscriptFile":"273a.mp3,273b.mp3,273c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":13327.77,"end":13328.99,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud y gwirionedd."},{"start":13329.05,"end":13330.27,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud y gwirionedd."},{"start":13357.54,"end":13363.12,"text":"Rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o rwydwaith yn gweithio ar hyn o bryd, ac rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o rwydwaith yn gweithio ar hyn o bryd."},{"start":13363.14,"end":13365.14,"text":"Rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o rwydwaith yn gweithio ar hyn o bryd."},{"start":13365.16,"end":13367.3,"text":"Rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o rwydwaith yn gweithio ar hyn o bryd."},{"start":13388.36,"end":13389.32,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud y gwir."},{"start":13389.34,"end":13389.96,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud y gwir."},{"start":13389.98,"end":13390.78,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud y gwir."},{"start":13414.14,"end":13414.84,"text":"Diolch yn fawr am wylio'r fideo."},{"start":13457.37,"end":13458.96,"text":"Helo, John, ble fyddwn i'n canfod chi?"},{"start":13459,"end":13464.53,"text":"O ie, roeddwn i eisiau ddweud wrthych chi, os ydych chi'n bosibl yn disgwyl,"},{"start":13467.3,"end":13479.17,"text":"Roeddwn i'n ceisio gwneud rhywbeth i ddod o gwmpas George ar gyfer y cyllideb cyllideb."},{"start":13479.33,"end":13482.81,"text":"Ac yn fawr, rydw i hefyd yn ymwneud รข phynciau o amrywiaeth."},{"start":13483.17,"end":13488.75,"text":"Ond o ran y gwaith gwleidyddol, dyna'r peth gorau a'r holl beth yma."},{"start":13490.06,"end":13492.98,"text":"ac mae hefyd'r busnes ar y llyfr, a'r holl bethau eraill."},{"start":13493.34,"end":13501.18,"text":"Felly, roeddwn i eisiau i chi wybod, roeddwn i wedi'i ddarparu i fynd i mewn yno, ac wrth i ni ddod i'r cyfarfod cyffredinol, roeddwn i eisiau gwneud rhyw fath o hysbyseb a chyfarfod."},{"start":13501.8,"end":13501.84,"text":"Na?"},{"start":13501.86,"end":13510.58,"text":"Wel, doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod a ydych chi wedi cael fy sgwner neu ddim, ond dyna'r hyn roeddwn i'n ceisio ei wneud, yw dod i fynd ymlaen."},{"start":13510.6,"end":13517.82,"text":"Felly, roeddwn i wedi bod yn meddwl am hynny, ac mae'n rhaid i mi fynd i mewn i'r pecyn."},{"start":13517.84,"end":13518.38,"text":"Ie, wel,"},{"start":13519.93,"end":13520.81,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":13521.53,"end":13523.45,"text":"Wel, rydyn ni'n gwybod."},{"start":13523.75,"end":13526,"text":"Nawr, ar hyn o bryd, rydw i'n credu y byddwn ni'n gallu cyflawni'r cyflawniad."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":13307,"end":13526,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard M. 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