Telephone conversation # 4681, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/4/1964, 5:09PM
Duration: (min: sec):
1:37
Reference No.:
4681
Description:
MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ THAT PRESS HAS BROKEN STORY ON TONKIN GULF ATTACK, LEAK ALLEGEDLY CAME FROM CONGRESSIONAL SOURCE; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS DOD ISSUE PRESS STATEMENT ON ATTACK, REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH DOUGLAS DILLON ON US RESPONSE, EFFORTS TO REACH RFK
Contributor:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
Collection:
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968; Congressional relations; Defense; Press relations; Vietnam
Rights:
Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description
Specific Item Type:
Telephone conversation
Type:
Audio
Format:
Dictation belt
Identifier:
tel-04681
Date:
1964-08-04
Time Period:
Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)
Transcript:
Transcribed by LBJ's staff. Transcript not yet digitized.
Citation
Telephone conversation # 4681, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/4/1964, 5:09PM,
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed March 19, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-04681