About this recording August 28, 1966 American Defense and Security Media and the Press Citation Number: 10650 LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S ADVICE ON RESPONSE TO PRESS REPORT THAT VIETNAM TROOP STRENGTH SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 600,000; SOURCE OF REPORT; WILLIAM WESTMORELAND'S CURRENT TROOP REQUEST TO JCS; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS LBJ SAY HE HAS RECEIVED NO SUCH REQUEST Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, August 28, 1966 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with WARREN MAGNUSON, August 27, 1966 Next Conversation with ABE FORTAS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 29, 1966 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with ABE FORTAS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with ABE FORTAS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and BILL MOYERS, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with LADY BIRD JOHNSON, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with ABE FORTAS and UNIDENTIFIED MALE, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with SARAH HUGHES, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with JUANITA ROBERTS and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with ABE FORTAS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and OFFICE CONVERSATION, August 29, 1966 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, August 29, 1966 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, August 29, 1966 audio icon Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR audio icon