Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with OFFICE CONVERSATION and ROBERT MCNAMARA

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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • ROBERT MCNAMARA
May 20, 1965
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MCNAMARA ASKS MCNAUGHTON TO TAKE HIS PLACE AT DINNER WITH THE QUEEN IN CASE MCNAMARA CANNOT MAKE IT, TO CHECK PROTOCOL ON TOASTING A QUEEN, AND TO TALK TO EARLE WHEELER ABOUT TELLING LOCAL COMMANDERS OF RISKS OF BOMBING NEW TARGET IN NORTH VIETNAM