Robert McNamara

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Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.

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instanceOf United States Secretary of Defense
World Bank president
business executive
human
politician
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Business Administration
appointedBy John F. Kennedy
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-06-09
dateOfDeath 2009-07-06
educatedAt Harvard Business School
University of California, Berkeley
employer Ford Motor Company
endTime 1960 (President of Ford Motor Company)
1968-02-29 (Secretary of Defense)
1981-06-30 (President of the World Bank)
familyName Robert McNamara self-linksurface differs
surface form: McNamara
fieldOfWork defense policy
development economics
systems analysis
givenName Robert
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
notableFor expansion of World Bank lending to developing countries
modernization of Pentagon management and planning systems
role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War
notableWork Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
The Essence of Security
Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century
numberOfChildren 3
occupation banker
government official
management consultant
officeContested none (never elected to public office)
placeOfBirth San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld President of Ford Motor Company
President of the World Bank
United States Secretary of Defense
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Craig McNamara
startTime 1960 (President of Ford Motor Company)
1961-01-21 (Secretary of Defense)
1968-04-01 (President of the World Bank)

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Pentagon Papers commissionedBy Robert McNamara
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Industrial Research Institute Medal hasRecipient Robert McNamara
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DIA founder Robert McNamara
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