Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with JAMES PATTON, August 24, 1964

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  • JAMES PATTON
August 24, 1964
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LBJ ASKS PATTON'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; PATTON TELLS LBJ HE PREFERS HHH, ALSO LIKES EUGENE MCCARTHY, BUT WILL ACCEPT LBJ'S DECISION; PATTON RECOMMENDS LBJ SELECT SOMEONE WHO CAN BATTLE REPUBLICANS WHILE LBJ RUNS THE COUNTRY