About this recording DEAN RUSK February 18, 1965 Dean Rusk American Defense and Security Citation Number: 6860 RUSK TELLS LBJ THAT MAXWELL TAYLOR AND WILLIAM WESTMORELAND HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT ACTION PLANNED FOR VIETNAM TONIGHT BE POSTPONED AND THAT HE AND ROBERT MCNAMARA CONCUR; LBJ AGREES, ASKS TO MEET WITH RUSK THIS AFTERNOON Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with DEAN RUSK, February 18, 1965 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with (possibly) JOHN CONNALLY, February 18, 1965 Next Conversation with ABE FEINBERG, February 20, 1965 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with ABE FEINBERG, February 20, 1965 audio icon Conversation with WILLIAM CAHILL, February 20, 1965 audio icon Conversation with ABE FEINBERG, February 20, 1965 audio icon Conversation with WILLIAM CAHILL, February 20, 1965 audio icon OFFICE NOISE, February 20, 1965 audio icon Conversation with WILLIAM CAHILL? audio icon Conversation with WH SITUATION ROOM, February 22, 1965 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, February 22, 1965 audio icon Conversation with JOHN MCCONE, February 22, 1965 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, February 24, 1965 audio icon