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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert McNamara canonical | 11 |
| Robert S. McNamara | 11 |
| McNamara | 2 |
| Robert B. K. McNamara | 1 |
| Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense | 1 |
| United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of Defense
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World Bank president ⓘ business executive ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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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
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| endTime |
1960 (President of Ford Motor Company)
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1968-02-29 (Secretary of Defense) ⓘ 1981-06-30 (President of the World Bank) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Robert McNamara
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| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
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development economics ⓘ systems analysis ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of World Bank lending to developing countries
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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
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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
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government official ⓘ management consultant ⓘ |
| officeContested | none (never elected to public office) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco
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San Francisco, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
President of Ford Motor Company
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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)
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1961-01-21 (Secretary of Defense) ⓘ 1968-04-01 (President of the World Bank) ⓘ |
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Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century
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Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force
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United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense
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