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Robert McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He played a major role in escalating the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis. He was born in San Francisco, California, graduated from UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, Henry Ford II hired McNamara and a group of other Army Air Force veterans to work for Ford Motor Company. These "Whiz Kids" helped reform Ford with modern planning, organization, and management control systems. After briefly serving as Ford's president, McNamara accepted appointment as Secretary of Defense.
BornRobert Strange McNamara, June 9, 1916, San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 2009, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (until 1978), Democratic (from 1978)
Children3, including Craig
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA), Harvard University (MBA)
Preceded byGeorge Woods
Succeeded byTom Clausen

About Robert McNamara

Politician Robert McNamara was born in San Francisco, California, United States on June 9, 1916. He dies at the age of 93, on July 6, 2009.

He was named Secretary of Defense by Presidents US President John F. Kennedy and US President Lyndon B. Johnson, and he presided over America's entry into the Vietnam War. He was one of the"Whiz Kids", a group of ten US Army Air Forces veterans who joined Ford Motor Company in 1946.

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Robert McNamara before becoming famous

Robert McNamara was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1916 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

After attending Berkeley and Harvard, he put his analytical abilities to use for the US Army Air Corps during WWII and Ford, where he helped turn around the latter's ailing fortunes.

Achievement of Robert McNamara

Following the Gulf of Tonkin incidents in 1964, in which US warships were possibly attacked, he voted in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which authorized the deployment of US troops to Vietnam.

Robert McNamara's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Margaret, his long-term wife, founded the non-profit organization. Reading is essential.

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Robert McNamara Collabed with

He chastised President US President George W. Bush's administration for going to war in Afghanistan.

Robert McNamara Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Robert McNamara updated on March 10 2023.