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1. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesRobert S. McNamara dies at 93; architect of the Vietnam War

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   Jul 7, 2009 · McNamara, 93, who died at his home in Washington on Monday after a period of ill health, came to harbor regrets about his role as the architect of the war’s deadly escalation, but he kept his...

2. www.nytimes.com › 2009/07/07 › usRobert S. McNamara, Architect of a Futile War, Dies at 93

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   Jul 7, 2009 · Robert S. McNamara, the forceful and cerebral defense secretary who helped lead the nation into the maelstrom of Vietnam and spent the rest of his life wrestling with the war’s moral...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_McNamaraRobert McNamara - Wikipedia

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   Robert Strange McNamara (/ ˈmæknəmærə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War.

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   The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare.

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   Jan 8, 2015 · The defense secretary who was undone by Vietnam. In 1964, when Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon called the growing conflict in Vietnam “McNamara’s War,” the object of his gibe didn’t object ...

6. www.dailyindependent.com › news › local_newsMcNamara, defense chief during Vietnam War, dies

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   Jul 6, 2009 · Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense who was vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a role he later deeply regretted, died Monday. He was 93.

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   Is Robert McNamara dead or still alive?

   • "Ex-Defense secretary Robert McNamara dies at 93". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2017. ^ "Robert S. McNamara, Former Defense Secretary, Dies at 93" Archived April 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times, July 6, 2009. ^ "McNamara, Robert Strange". ANC Explorer.

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   Who was Robert McNamara?

   • The casualties would mushroom to 58,000 Americans and 3 million Vietnamese over a decade of conflict. Robert McNamara obituary: The obituary of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in the July 7 Section A called him a Democrat who moved in Republican corporate circles when he was offered a Cabinet post in the new Kennedy administration.

   Robert S. McNamara dies at 93; architect of the Vietnam War

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   Was the Vietnam War a 'McNamara's War'?

   • When Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), an opponent of the war, cracked in 1965 that the Vietnam conflict had become “McNamara’s War” -- a sardonic take on the 1940s Bing Crosby tune “McNamara’s Band” -- the Defense secretary unblinkingly took the line as a compliment. “I don’t mind it being called McNamara’s War,” he told a reporter.

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   What did McNamara See from his office?

   • All McNamara saw from his office was the smoke rising from the parking lot, but he was sufficiently troubled by the incident that he refused to discuss it with his family, all the more so because his wife Margey was opposed to the war and sympathized with Morrison's feelings, if not his suicide.

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   What happened to Bob McNamara?

   • By 1967, McNamara was suffering visibly from the nervous strain as he went days without shaving and he suffered spasms where his jaw would quiver uncontrollably for hours. Johnson said about him: "You know, he's a fine man, a wonderful man, Bob McNamara.

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   Who is Robert Strange McNamara?

   • Robert Strange McNamara Strange was his mother’s maiden name was born June 9, 1916, in San Francisco to Robert and Clara Nell McNamara. His father, the son of Irish immigrants, managed a wholesale shoe company. “My earliest memory is of a city exploding with joy,” he said in “The Fog of War.” It was Nov. 11, 1918 the end of World War I.

   Robert S. McNamara, Architect of a Futile War, Dies at 93

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8. foreignpolicy.com › 2009/07/06 › robert-mcnamaraRobert McNamara dies at 93 - Foreign Policy

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   Jul 6, 2009 · Robert S. McNamara, probably the most influential (and most controversial) secretary of defense in U.S. history, passed away this morning. Because of his role in the Vietnam war, Mcnamara...

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