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Robert McNamara

aka McNamara, Robert S. McNamara, Robert Strange McNamara

Secretary of Defense

1916 CE – 2009 CE·Cold War·Historical

8th US Secretary of Defense (1961-1968) under Kennedy and Johnson during Vietnam War escalation. Architect of massive troop buildup reaching 500,000+ Americans. Championed technocratic 'whiz kid' approach using statistics and technology. Privately questioned war wisdom by 1965, openly seeking peace negotiations by 1967. Commissioned Pentagon Papers (1967) - top-secret investigation exposing systematic government deception. Lost Johnson administration influence, resigned Feb 1968 to become World Bank president. Memoir (1995) confessed war was 'wrong, terribly wrong.' Embodied tragedy of brilliant technocrat unable to escape failed policy. Late-life regret never absolved earlier decisions.

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