About this recording GEORGE BALL OFFICE CONVERSATION ROBERT MCNAMARA May 20, 1965 Office Conversation George W. Ball Robert S. McNamara Citation Number: 8000 MCNAMARA RELAYS REQUEST FROM LBJ THAT BALL DISCUSS MIKE MANSFIELD'S LETTER TO LBJ ORALLY WITH MANSFIELD, THEN FOLLOW UP IN WRITING; MCNAMARA TELLS BALL HE WILL SEND LETTER TO HIM BY WH MESSENGER Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with GEORGE BALL, OFFICE CONVERSATION and ROBERT MCNAMARA Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR Next Conversation with WH SITUATION ROOM, May 21, 1965 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with WH SITUATION ROOM, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with JOHN MCCORMACK, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with JOSEPH KEENAN and OFFICE CONVERSATION, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with JOHN MCCORMACK, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with WH SITUATION ROOM, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, May 21, 1965 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY, May 22, 1965 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, May 22, 1965 audio icon Conversation with BILL MOYERS, May 22, 1965 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY, May 22, 1965 audio icon