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.
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Citation
Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1975, by Elspeth D. Rostow, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-mcnamarar-19750108-1-90-4