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Robert McNamara


 

Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9, 1916), is an American business executive and a former United States Secretary of Defense. McNamara served as Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968. He resigned that position to become President of the World Bank (1968-1981).

Books

  • Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century (2001)
  • Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy (1999)
  • In Retrospect : The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (1996)