About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA OFFICE CONVERSATION August 5, 1964 Office Conversation Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Europe Citation Number: 4763 MCNAMARA AND JCS RECOMMEND THAT ORDERS TO US FORCES REVERT TO PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTACK NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES ONLY IF THEY SHOW HOSTILE INTENT; DISCUSSION OF USSR STATEMENT TODAY, QUIET REACTION TO US RESPONSE TO TONKIN GULF ATTACKS Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 5, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous MACHINE NOISE, August 5, 1964 Next Conversation with JACK BROOKS, August 6, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with JACK BROOKS, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with HARRY VAN ARSDALE, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with JAMES ROWE, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon Conversation with CHARLES GUY, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with GUS WORTHAM, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with MCGEORGE BUNDY and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 6, 1964 audio icon Conversation with JAMES ROWE, August 6, 1964 audio icon