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TürkçeRobert McNamara (Robert Strange McNamara)
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Biography
San Francisco, California, USA
Robert S. McNamara was born in San Francisco, California on June 9, 1916. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1937 with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. He went on to earn a Masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1939 and had a job of teacher here from 1940 to 1943. He left in 1943 to join the Army Air Force, where he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to lieutenant colonel before going on inactive duty in April 1946. Read more... II who wanted educated people to help him modernize the Ford Motor Company that was near bankruptcy after years of bad management by its founder, Henry Ford. He was elected as a director of the company in 1957, and became the president in 1960. His short stay as president came to an end in January 1961 when President John F. Kennedy appointed him as Secretary of Defense.
In October 1962, he was one of the key officials in the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the Vietnam War, McNamara found himself increasingly at odds with the administration's policies, particularly when Lyndon Johnson became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His growing opposition to both US involvement in Vietnam and deployment of a major missile defense shield troubled military officials. Robert McNamara resigned from office on 29 February 1968. President Johnson awarded McNamara the Medal of Freedom and the Distinguished Service Medal. He became president of the World Bank Group of Institutions in April of 1968, retiring in 1981. Since his retirement he has written 5 books and spoken on a variety of humanitarian subjects, which earned him numerous honorary degrees and prizes.
In October 1962, he was one of the key officials in the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the Vietnam War, McNamara found himself increasingly at odds with the administration's policies, particularly when Lyndon Johnson became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His growing opposition to both US involvement in Vietnam and deployment of a major missile defense shield troubled military officials. Robert McNamara resigned from office on 29 February 1968. President Johnson awarded McNamara the Medal of Freedom and the Distinguished Service Medal. He became president of the World Bank Group of Institutions in April of 1968, retiring in 1981. Since his retirement he has written 5 books and spoken on a variety of humanitarian subjects, which earned him numerous honorary degrees and prizes.
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Four Days in November 1964
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The Doomsday Clock 2004
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Nixon 1995
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JFK 1991
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9/11: Explosive Evidence - Experts Speak Out: Meet the Experts 2012
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Himself - US Secy of Defense
The World on the Brink 2014
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The War in Vietnam 2014
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The White House 2012
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CBS Reports 1959
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Himself - Handshake with Diem
NBC White Paper 1960
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Himself - Former Secretary of Defense
Crossfire 1982
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Bill Moyers' Journal 1972
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Pandora's Box 1992
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Superpower 2008
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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 2003
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Himself - Speech on Hanoi Bombing
The War at Home 1979
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Himself - U.S. secretary of defense
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech 2009
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Timewatch 1982
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Countdown to Zero 2010
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Facing Berlin 2016
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