In april 1964, a u.s Secretary of defense robert mcnamara appeared at the lbj library to talk about the vietnam war Senator described vietnam as “mcnamara’s war.”
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Mcnamara (born june 9, 1916, san francisco, california, u.s.—died july 6, 2009, washington, d.c.) was the u.s
Secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 who revamped pentagon operations and who played a major role in the nation’s military involvement in the vietnam war.
After the 1964 gulf of tonkin incident, the number of u.s Soldiers in vietnam escalated dramatically. Defense secretary under presidents john f Johnson, robert mcnamara was a central figure in the vietnam war
In early april 1966, nine months after urging president lyndon b Johnson to dispatch tens of thousands of combat troops to vietnam, defense secretary robert mcnamara confided to a pentagon. Robert mcnamara's actions during the vietnam war were wrong, terribly wrong Such was the assessment of a knowledgable critic
On april 30, 1975, the most divisive war in american history came to an end
Or so we thought at the time The war's painful schisms were personal for me I am the son of the late robert s. Robert mcnamara was once considered one of the brightest minds in american politics
As secretary of defense under presidents kennedy and johnson, he was the principal architect of the united states' escalating involvement in the vietnam war. A guide to assist with researching the topic robert s Mcnamara in the vietnam archive This subject guide includes links to numerous resources (both online and physical) on this topic.
