Robert McNamara

Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968. Following that he served as President of the World Bank from 1968 until 1981. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis. Robert Strang... more

Date of birth:

  • Jun 9, 1916

Date of death:

  • Jul 6, 2009 (age 93 years)

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  • Robert S. McNamara,
  • Robert Strange McNamara

Politician

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  • Jan 21, 1961
  • Feb 29, 1968

United States Secretary of Defense

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