McNamara
[mak-nuh-mar-uh]
- Robert Strange,1916–2009, U.S. business executive and government official: Secretary of Defense 1961–68; president of World Bank 1968–81.
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Contemporary Examples
One very big difference between [McNamara and Rumsfeld] is that McNamara says the war was a mistake; it was wrong.
Errol Morris on His Donald Rumsfeld Doc, ‘The Unknown Known,’ at TellurideMarlow Stern
September 2, 2013
A lot of people are going to go into this film thinking, Errol is going to break Rumsfeld the same way he broke McNamara.
Errol Morris on His Donald Rumsfeld Doc, ‘The Unknown Known,’ at TellurideMarlow Stern
September 2, 2013
McNamara said investigators determined Nodianos was not present when the alleged assault occurred.
Michael Nodianos of Steubenville ‘Rape’ Video Drops Out of OSU, Citing ThreatsWinston Ross
January 7, 2013
“There were people trying to find his class schedule at OSU, trying to access him there,” McNamara said.
Michael Nodianos of Steubenville ‘Rape’ Video Drops Out of OSU, Citing ThreatsWinston Ross
January 7, 2013
McNamara was willing to attribute the subsequent soft sales to this decline in confidence.
Historical Examples
Finally, on 16 July 1963, McNamara relaxed the department's policy.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
McNamara focused an intent gaze first on Ben, then on the alienist.
The Sky Line of SpruceEdison Marshall
He acknowledged that he was parading under borrowed plumes, as he was a McNamara in reality.
The Lincoln Story BookHenry L. Williams
McNamara had good luck, and killed about a dozen gray squirrels, which he slung to his belt.
Bears I Have Met--and OthersAllen Kelly
The bear howled and started for him, and McNamara felt in his belt for another cartridge, but none was there.
Bears I Have Met--and OthersAllen Kelly