About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA OFFICE CONVERSATION August 15, 1964 Office Conversation Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Elections Media and the Press Politics Citation Number: 4957 DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND HIS RESPONSE TO BARRY GOLDWATER'S CHARGE THAT LBJ AUTHORIZED USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; LBJ SUGGESTS RUSK, MCNAMARA ALSO HAVE STATE DEPT AND DOD RESPOND TO CHARGE Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 15, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, OFFICE CONVERSATION and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, August 15, 1964 Next Conversation with CARTHA DELOACH, August 17, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with CARTHA DELOACH, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with JAMES EASTLAND, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with ORVILLE FREEMAN and OFFICE SECRETARY, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE BALL, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with CARL SANDERS, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with MYER FELDMAN, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, August 18, 1964 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT WAGNER, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with RICHARD DALEY, August 17, 1964 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE SECRETARY audio icon