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- Full name: Robert Strange McNamara
- Born: June 9, 1916
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California
- Wife: Diana Masieri Byfield
- The documentary Fog of War explains the difficult times of his career
- "Strange" was his mother's maiden name
- Died on Monday, July 6, 2009
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Robert McNamara served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense under President's John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968 during the Vietnam War.
McNamera died at the age of 93 on the morning of Monday, July 6, 2009.http://www.startribune.com/50018222.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs
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Career
In addition to his time as Secretary of Defense, McNamara has been a very successful businessman has written books, and spoken on a variety of humanitarian subjects. He was President of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981 and became President of Ford Motor Company in 1960. -
Secretary of Defense
President-elect John F. Kennedy first offered the post of secretary of defense to former secretary Robert A. Lovett. Lovett declined but recommended McNamara. McNamara immediately began to reorganize and streamline the nation's defense force and bureaucracy. He was central to the Kennedy administration's drive to change U.S. military strategy from reliance on nuclear massive retaliation to one of flexible response. McNamara emphasized cost control, the phasing out "obsolete weapons systems," and greater overall efficiency. -
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Robert McNamara News
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Operation Cyanide and Israel's Role in 9/11
They sent an envoy to talk to US Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara, who said in a recent interview, that his only message to Israel, was to not attack Egypt. ... (March 20, 2010)Salem-News.Com -
Opinion: Drawing the Right Lessons From Iraq
The words of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the civilian overseer of another doomed US military intervention, are particularly relevant here. ... (March 19, 2010)AOL News -
“Sorry Mr. Frum, or Iraq Will Never Be Justified!”
LeMay's protégé, and later his superior, former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, had a similar idea, as put forth in his 2003 film, Fog of War: “If we ... (March 17, 2010)Conducive Chronicle -
A scene from "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the ...
... within the defense and state departments, over some years helping secretaries of defense (including Robert McNamara) to sell the case for war. ... (March 19, 2010)Mountain View Voice
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キューバ危機⇒ロバート・マクナマラ http://bit.ly/byKJ75 ロバート・ストレンジ・マクナマラ（英: Robert Strange McNamara、1916年6月9日 - 2009年7月6日）は、アメリカの実業家、政治家。1961年から1968年までアメリカ合衆
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RT @uradn: #filmpolitik #layaktonton yang lain, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara http://bit.ly/AkLi :)
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The Fog of War ~ Documentary about Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara's Experience
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@mrsdanahale Sure, but at least I believe in it most of the time. Or it's funny, like the Robert McNamara self=immolation joke I told earlyr
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