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Apr 2, 2014 · Robert S. McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth U.S. Secretary of Defense. He is best known for helping lead the United States into the Vietnam War. Updated: Apr 9, 2021....
Robert S. McNamara. John F. Kennedy / Lyndon Johnson Administration. January 21, 1961 – February 29, 1968. Defense issues, including the missile gap, played a prominent role in the campaign...
Jun 9, 2021 · Brandishing a captured Chinese machine gun, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara appeared at a televised news conference in the spring of 1965. The United States had just sent its first...
Jul 7, 2009 · Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara died at home Monday in Washington. He was 93. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) By Stephen Braun. July 7, 2009 12 AM PT. Driven, cerebral and pugnacious,...
When the name Robert S. McNamara is mentioned, one thought usually springs to mind: the tragedy of Vietnam. But McNamara’s career was brilliant long before he served as secretary of...
Robert Strange McNamara was born in San Francisco, California, on June 9, 1916, to Robert James McNamara, a wholesale shoe industry executive, and Clara Nell NcNamara. He was educated in public schools before going on to receive a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley; he earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1939.
He died on July 6, 2009. Serving Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968, Mr. McNamara oversaw hundreds of military missions, thousands of nuclear weapons and...
