Telephone conversation # 12711, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/12/1968, 8:29AM
Duration: (min: sec):
7:38
Reference No.:
12711
Description:
MCNAMARA SAYS WESTMORELAND HAS REQUESTED 6 MORE BATTALIONS IN VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S OPPOSITION TO RESERVE CALL-UP FOR PERMANENT TROOP INCREASE; LBJ REVIEWS TALKS ON TROOP LEVELS IN EARLIER MEETINGS; MCNAMARA READS WESTMORELAND'S CABLE; CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS
Contributor:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
Collection:
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
Business; Congressional relations; Defense; Diplomacy; Legislation; Procurement and disposal; Vietnam
Archivist's General Note:
"FROM PAUL 2-12-68"; "SUMMARIZED"; "JUST GOT MESSAGE FROM WESTMORELAND...HE STATES CATEGORICALLY WANTS 6 BATTALIONS IMMEDIATELY; 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-12711
Date:
1968-02-12
Location(s):
Washington, DC
Time Period:
Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)
Transcript:
Transcribed by LBJ's staff. Transcript not yet digitized.
Citation
Telephone conversation # 12711, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/12/1968, 8:29AM,
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed March 28, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-12711