About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA OFFICE CONVERSATION February 2, 1966 Office Conversation Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Asia Citation Number: 9611 MCNAMARA ASKS PERMISSION FOR AIR STRIKE ON DIEN BIEN PHU AIRFIELD ON LAOTIAN BORDER OF NORTH VIETNAM, OUTSIDE AREA ALREADY APPROVED FOR STRIKES; NORTH VIETNAMESE INFILTRATION IN AREA; LBJ GIVES HIS PERMISSION Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA and OFFICE CONVERSATION, February 3, 1966 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with WALT ROSTOW, February 3, 1966 Next MACHINE NOISE, February 4, 1966 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes MACHINE NOISE, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with DOUGLASS CATER, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with B. K. NEHRU and BILL MOYERS, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE CONVERSATION, February 5, 1966 audio icon Conversation with HENRY FOWLER and TELEPHONE OPERATORS, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with MIKE MANATOS, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with CYRUS VANCE, February 4, 1966 audio icon Conversation with LARRY O'BRIEN, February 5, 1966 audio icon