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

    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.

  2. www.latimes.com › california › storyHow Robert McNamara’s son healed his family's Vietnam wounds ...

    Jul 17, 2022 · In 2009, Robert McNamara died at the age of 93. His son was in Washington, and at his father’s bedside within the hour.

    • Jessica Garrison
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    • jessica.garrison@latimes.com

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  4. time.com › archive › 6914782Robert McNamara Dies: No Escape from Vietnam - TIME

    Jul 6, 2009 · But Robert McNamara, who died early Monday morning in his sleep at home at the age of 93 (his wife Diana told the Associated Press he had been in failing health for some time), will always be...

  5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › why-robertHow Robert McNamara Came to Regret the War He Escalated

    McNamara expressed regret, but never made a formal apology for his central role in stoking the conflict in Vietnam.

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

    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 consequences,...

  7. www.npr.org › 2009/07/06 › 106307386McNamara's Legacy Mired In Vietnam Debacle - NPR

    Jul 6, 2009 · Robert McNamara spent the last chapter of his life striving mightily to atone for the sins — his sins — of Vietnam. He cooperated in a 2004 documentary, Fog of War, which laid out his pivotal...

  8. www.jpost.com › International › Former-US-secretaryFormer US secretary of defense Robert McNamara dies at 93

    Jul 7, 2009 · Robert S. McNamara, the former US secretary of defense who was vilified for carrying out the Vietnam War, died Monday at the age of 93.