McNamara

[ mak-nuh-mar-uh ]

/ ˈmæk nəˌmær ə /

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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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The F-111 is,” Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara declared, “a truly enormous advance in the art of military aircraft.
F-111: Death-Dealing, Pop-Art Masterpiece|Nicolaus Mills|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Telluride|Marlow Stern|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Telluride|Marlow Stern|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
McNamara said investigators determined Nodianos was not present when the alleged assault occurred.
Michael Nodianos of Steubenville ‘Rape’ Video Drops Out of OSU, Citing Threats|Winston Ross|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“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 Threats|Winston Ross|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
McNamara himself stood up to greet them when they entered, the guard and the convict.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
Vaguely amused, yet without scorn, McNamara and Forest got up to shake his hand.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
"It is hard to realize that your office would become so rotten and degraded," one critic wrote McNamara.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
It was also considered by McNamara, who then passed it to the other services, calling on them to develop similar programs.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
McNamara, however, "readily agreed" with his housing experts that a letter on nondiscrimination in family housing was necessary.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.