LBJ and Robert McNamara, 12/22/65 10.10A.
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Date: 16/10/2012

Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Robert McNamara. 

Citation No.: 9327

December 22, 1965
Time: 10:10 AM

Location: LBJ Ranch
Speakers: President Johnson and Robert McNamara

General Topics: Civil Rights; Congressional Relations; Defense; Diplomacy; Economics; Education; Federal Budget; Labor; Legislation; Procurement & Disposal; Public Relations; Taxes; USSR & Eastern Europe; Vietnam; Welfare

Topics: Need To Finalize DOD Budget; Proposal To Hold Down DOD Budget By Not Financing Vietnam Military Costs Beyond 1966; Poverty Budget; Possible Need For Tax Increase, Effect On Great Society Programs; Need To Increase Military Strength; Possible Peace Talks

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