Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, January 4, 1967

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  • ROBERT MCNAMARA
January 4, 1967
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MCNAMARA DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET, CONCERNS ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL OPPOSITION TO COPPER SALES; DEFENSE CONTRACTORS' OPPOSITION TO HEAVY ABM SYSTEM; NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOVIETS; RICHARD RUSSELL'S, JCS' VIEWS ON ABM, NUCLEAR FRIGATES, MANNED BOMBER