Telephone conversation # 4714, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/4/1964, 10:02PM
Duration: (min: sec):
2:10
Reference No.:
4714
Description:
RUSK RECOMMENDS LBJ DELAY MAKING STATEMENT ON TONKIN GULF ATTACKS UNTIL AFTER MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED IN ORDER TO PROTECT US FORCES, AVOID CONFUSION; LBJ RELAYS MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATION THAT LBJ MAKE STATEMENT WITHOUT REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC TARGETS
Contributor:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Collection:
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
Defense; Diplomacy; LBJ speeches and statements; Vietnam
Archivist's General Note:
"TRANSCRIBED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TRANSCRIPT INCORRECTLY DATED 8/05/64; SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
Rights:
Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description
Specific Item Type:
Telephone conversation
Type:
Audio
Format:
Dictation belt
Identifier:
tel-04714
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 # 4714, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/4/1964, 10:02PM,
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed April 27, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-04714