McNamara

[ mak-nuh-mar-uh ]

/ ˈmæk nəˌmær ə /

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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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 was willing to attribute the subsequent soft sales to this decline in confidence.
Holiday Sales Disappoint, E-Commerce Roars Ahead|Matthew Zeitlin|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
McNamara himself stood up to greet them when they entered, the guard and the convict.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
McNamara's 1963 directive became the model for subsequent racial orders in the Defense Department.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
McNamara later acknowledged the influence of the civil rights activists on his department during this period.
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.
The dangling squirrels impeded McNamara's action, and as he ran he tried to get rid of them.
Bears I Have Met--and Others|Allen Kelly