About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA August 7, 1964 Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Elections Media and the Press Politics Citation Number: 4799 DISCUSSION OF ED FOREMAN'S SPEECH ON HOUSE FLOOR CRITICIZING TIMING OF LBJ'S ADDRESS ON RETALIATORY STRIKES FOLLOWING TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; MCNAMARA LISTS POINTS JUSTIFYING DECISION TO MAKE ADDRESS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO CALL CARL VINSON, CARL ALBERT Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, August 7, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with WALTER JENKINS, August 7, 1964 Next Conversation with J. EDGAR HOOVER, August 8, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with J. EDGAR HOOVER, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WALTER JENKINS and BILL MOYERS, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WALTER JENKINS, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WALTER JENKINS and BILL MOYERS, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with LARRY O'BRIEN, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WALTER JENKINS and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 8, 1964 audio icon Conversation with LARRY O'BRIEN and BILL MOYERS audio icon Conversation with HALE BOGGS and CARL ALBERT, August 8, 1964 audio icon