Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with PRESS CONFERENCE (with LBJ), September 19, 1964

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September 19, 1964
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LBJ RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE ATTACK IN TONKIN GULF YESTERDAY, URGES CAUTION ABOUT INCIDENT, NOTES THAT MISLEADING STATEMENTS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUTBREAK OF WWI, WWII; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REFERRING MILITARY DETAILS TO DOD, ATTRIBUTION OF STORY