{"conversationCode":"297-026","tapeNumber":297,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-297-026","startDateTime":"1971-11-12T17:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-12T17:29:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Nov-1971","startTime":"12:10 PM","endDate":"12-Nov-1971","endTime":"12:29 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.;","description":"On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:10 pm to 12:29 pm. 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ymddygiad a'r ymddygiad a'r ymddygiad."},{"start":3917.22,"end":3918.98,"text":"Mae'n ddiddorol iawn."},{"start":3919.02,"end":3919.96,"text":"Mae'n debyg iawn."},{"start":3950.52,"end":3975.61,"text":"Why don't you get out the little, you know, I don't know what you've done this recent, but if your office gets something out, you know, a drop-off or something, do the congressmen, the senators, the chairmen, the people, uh, possibly, possibly the congressmen, you know, always jacking us with, with the fact that, like, a lot of people in the United States, you know, things like that."},{"start":3975.65,"end":3977.83,"text":"But you have got a couple that, you know, should have,"},{"start":3978.47,"end":3981.51,"text":"Mae'r cyflenwad wedi dod i lawr, mae'r cynyddu wedi dod i lawr, mae'r prifysgolion wedi dod i lawr, mae llawer o hynny wedi dod i lawr."},{"start":3981.53,"end":3982.43,"text":"Mae llawer o hynny wedi dod i lawr."},{"start":3982.45,"end":3983.21,"text":"Mae llawer o hynny 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ac"},{"start":4180.99,"end":4182.49,"text":"Gallai fod yn busneswyr llawr hefyd."},{"start":4182.55,"end":4183.37,"text":"Dwi ddim yn cytuno."},{"start":4184.41,"end":4186.27,"text":"Mae'n ymateb hefyd i'w staff llawr hefyd."},{"start":4186.31,"end":4186.77,"text":"Yr economaeth a'r rest."},{"start":4186.81,"end":4186.9,"text":"Iawn."},{"start":4186.91,"end":4186.99,"text":"Iawn."},{"start":4187.02,"end":4210.77,"text":"Ond ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n gwybod, ti'n"},{"start":4212.61,"end":4213.83,"text":"Rydw i'n siŵr am 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