{"conversationCode":"608-003","tapeNumber":608,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-608-003","startDateTime":"1971-10-29T22:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-29T22:42:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Oct-1971","startTime":"6:35 PM","endDate":"29-Oct-1971","endTime":"6:42 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary;","description":"On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:35 pm to 6:42 pm. 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Eisenhower\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 35s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          Woods's schedule\n               -Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mosbacher\n\n     United Nations [UN]\n          -Previous vote to expel Taiwan\n               -Delegates reaction\n                     -Videotape\n                     -The President’s view\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Josip Broz Tito\n\nThe President and Rose Mary Woods left at 6:40 pm.","filename":["608a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:04:10","tapeEnd":"01:09:58","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Woods, Rose Mary"],"prevCode":"608-002","nextCode":"608-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"608a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":3850,"end":3850.11,"text":"He likes to think he'd be better now."},{"start":3850.64,"end":3853.58,"text":"In fact, he'd go to a different place since he's been here."},{"start":3854.08,"end":3855.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":3856.1,"end":3858.52,"text":"We'll stop here, and you go ahead."},{"start":3860.24,"end":3860.5,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3861.34,"end":3861.64,"text":"Okay."},{"start":3870.32,"end":3874.83,"text":"Mae'r amser neu'r egwyddor i edrych ar... Wel, mae'n wirioneddol ddiddorol."},{"start":3874.89,"end":3875.13,"text":"Mae'n 1776."},{"start":3875.19,"end":3877.91,"text":"Mae'n cael ei gael am eithaf amser ar gyfer chi."},{"start":3877.93,"end":3879.65,"text":"Mae'n cael ei gael yn Ffrancais."},{"start":3879.67,"end":3883.7,"text":"Dwi'n meddwl ei fod wedi cael llawer o ddwylliannau da."},{"start":3883.86,"end":3892.42,"text":"Efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai"},{"start":3895.36,"end":3923.12,"text":"Mae'n, mae'n, fawr, nid, nid, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n, mae'n,"},{"start":3925.6,"end":3928.02,"text":"Mae'n bell, ond... Mae'n bell."},{"start":3928.62,"end":3931.7,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3932.16,"end":3932.76,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3932.81,"end":3934.73,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3934.81,"end":3938.73,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3939.09,"end":3940.23,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3940.35,"end":3941.41,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3941.45,"end":3942.35,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3942.73,"end":3943.71,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3943.99,"end":3946.73,"text":"Mae'n bell."},{"start":3956.18,"end":3959.84,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3959.86,"end":3960.47,"text":"Mae llyfrau'n wahanol."},{"start":3960.55,"end":3961.63,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3961.69,"end":3963.71,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3963.73,"end":3964.69,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3964.73,"end":3967.31,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3967.39,"end":3968.43,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3968.63,"end":3969.97,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3970.01,"end":3971.34,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3971.38,"end":3972.2,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3972.22,"end":3973.98,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3974.02,"end":3975.22,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3975.28,"end":3976.12,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3976.18,"end":3977.98,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3978.02,"end":3979.32,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3979.38,"end":3980.4,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3980.42,"end":3981.76,"text":"Mae'n anodd gwneud hynny."},{"start":3981.78,"end":3982.28,"text":"Mae'n anod"},{"start":3987.31,"end":3987.37,"text":"No."},{"start":3987.39,"end":3987.67,"text":"I did."},{"start":3987.75,"end":3988.77,"text":"Well, I mean, I guess you didn't."},{"start":3988.83,"end":3995.48,"text":"They was back here in France, I thought."},{"start":3995.5,"end":3997.4,"text":"Oh, I haven't seen it for a while."},{"start":3997.46,"end":3999.82,"text":"We might go see it here."},{"start":3999.88,"end":4002.38,"text":"You would like me to put it up for a while."},{"start":4002.4,"end":4005.15,"text":"Oh, I don't see it."},{"start":4005.21,"end":4006.07,"text":"I don't see it."},{"start":4043.37,"end":4048.2,"text":"Ydych chi eisiau cael ysgrifennu neu beth fyddwch chi'n mynd i'w gwneud?"},{"start":4048.26,"end":4052.18,"text":"Mae hynny'n gweithio'n ymwneud â'r adroddiadau mawr o Pete."},{"start":4052.36,"end":4054.14,"text":"O, rydych chi'n mynd allan heddiw?"},{"start":4054.18,"end":4063.44,"text":"Wel, ie, roedd yn fawr i'w wneud, roedd ganddyn nhw tua chwe gwaith o ddiddordebau, felly fe wnes i edrych arnyn nhw."},{"start":4063.48,"end":4064.46,"text":"Ie, mae hynny'n iawn."},{"start":4064.57,"end":4065.41,"text":"Maen nhw'n bobl hyfryd."},{"start":4065.55,"end":4066.69,"text":"Mewn gwirionedd."},{"start":4066.71,"end":4066.93,"text":"Maen nhw."},{"start":4067.07,"end":4068.15,"text":"Maen nhw'n rhyfeddol."},{"start":4068.27,"end":4069.83,"text":"Maen nhw'n rhyfeddol."},{"start":4069.87,"end":4071.21,"text":"Maen nhw'n rhyfeddol hefyd."},{"start":4071.29,"end":4072.81,"text":"Maen nhw'n gwneud gwaith gwych yng Nghy"},{"start":4074.4,"end":4082.27,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4082.29,"end":4083.63,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4083.65,"end":4088.09,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4088.11,"end":4090.66,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4090.68,"end":4092.82,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4092.84,"end":4100.01,"text":"Dwi wedi gweld rhywfaint o hynny."},{"start":4111.62,"end":4119.34,"text":"Diolch yn fawr iawn."},{"start":4119.36,"end":4121.82,"text":"Diolch yn fawr iawn."},{"start":4121.89,"end":4123.91,"text":"Diolch yn fawr iawn."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":3850,"end":4169.75,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and personal secretary Rose Mary Woods met to discuss the management of various administrative matters and personal property within the White House. 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