About this recording ROBERT MCNAMARA August 4, 1964 Robert S. McNamara American Defense and Security Citation Number: 4717 MCNAMARA TELLS BUNDY THAT AIRPLANES ON TONKIN GULF RETALIATORY MISSION WERE LAUNCHED 40 MINUTES AGO; BUNDY TELLS MCNAMARA THAT LBJ WILL MAKE HIS STATEMENT IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, 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