About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA September 18, 1964 Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Citation Number: 5591 MCNAMARA REPORTS THAT LATEST INFORMATION INDICATES THAT 4 PT BOATS ARE ATTACKING 2 US DESTROYERS IN TONKIN GULF AND ATTACK APPEARS TO BE INTENTIONAL, TELLS LBJ THAT JCS IS DISCUSSING POSSIBLE RETALIATORY ACTION FOR HIS CONSIDERATION Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, September 18, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with POLISH-AMERICAN CONGRESS DINNER and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, September 19, 1964 Next Conversation with PRESS CONFERENCE (with LBJ), September 19, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with PRESS CONFERENCE (with LBJ), September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE REEDY, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, September 19, 1964 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with LEE WHITE, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE REEDY, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WH SITUATION ROOM and TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with LARRY O'BRIEN, September 19, 1964 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE CONVERSATION, September 19, 1964 audio icon