Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1975, by Elspeth D. Rostow

Title:

Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1975, by Elspeth D. Rostow

Number of Pages:

78

Description:

McNamara’s first contact with LBJ in 1960; assessment of Johnson’s personality and abilities; McNamara’s assessment of successes and failures of Defense Department while he was Secretary; relationship of Defense and State Departments; Congress and congressional military committees relations with Defense. Role of Presidential Tuesday lunches; domestic policy.

Contributor:

McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of Oral Histories Given to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library

See Also:

See all online interviews with Robert S. McNamara

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

Robert S. McNamara

Interviewer(s):

Elspeth D. Rostow

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-mcnamarar-19750108-1-90-4

Date:

1975-01-08

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1975, by Elspeth D. Rostow, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 18, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-mcnamarar-19750108-1-90-4