About this recording CLAUDE DESAUTELS OFFICE CONVERSATION August 4, 1964 Claude Desautels Office Conversation American Defense and Security Leadership Media and the Press Citation Number: 4691 OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT PRESS LEAK ON TONKIN GULF ATTACK; LBJ ASKS DESAUTELS ABOUT PRESS LEAK ON OFF-THE-RECORD MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ON TONKIN GULF ATTACK, ARRANGEMENTS FOR NOTIFYING CONGRESSMEN; EVERETT DIRKSEN Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with CLAUDE DESAUTELS and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 4, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with JOHN MCCORMACK, August 4, 1964 Next Conversation with ROBERT KENNEDY and OFFICE SECRETARY, August 5, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with ROBERT KENNEDY and OFFICE SECRETARY, August 5, 1964 audio icon Conversation with JOHN FLYNT, August 5, 1964 audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with JOHN MCMILLAN, August 5, 1964 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE SECRETARY audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with B. EVERETT JORDAN, August 5, 1964 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE CONVERSATION audio icon MACHINE NOISE, August 5, 1964 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA and RUFUS YOUNGBLOOD, August 5, 1964 audio icon