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, during which time he played a large role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. 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.
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Filmography
Selected Robert McNamara film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2003
JFK: A Presidency Revealed
Himself
1998
Cold War
Himself
1982
Timewatch
Himself
1965
Why Vietnam?
Himself
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