Mcnamara finally saw the light and began to question continuing the war and johnson dropped him from his cabinet and continued to expand the war. In retrospect by robert mcnamara overdrive rakuten. In another age and circumstance, robert mcnamara might have been a classic american success story. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. The reader may find it incomprehensible that secretary of state rusk foresaw such dire consequences from the fall of south vietnam, but i cannot overstate the impact our generations experience had on him and, more or less, on all of us. Mark mcnamara career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba, ncaa, and international leagues. Mcnamara thus starts his answer to morris two full shields removed from personal responsibility for the firebombings.
Mcnamara, in turn revered and reviled, may yet be redeemed as an icon of management. John mcnamara in indiana in 9 records found whitepages. As promised i have burned every page in fire pit with vietnam veterans of the u. Join facebook to connect with nora mcnamara and others you may know.
Jack mcnamara mechanical and aerospace engineering. Apr 08, 20 robert strange mcnamara june 9, 1916 july 6, 2009 was an american business executive and the eighth secretary of defense, serving under presidents john f. Mcnamara doesnt take personal responsibility in this statement. Written twenty years after the end of the vietnam war, former secretary of defense robert mcnamara s controversial memoir answers the lingering questions that surround this disastrous episode in american history.
Mcnamara suggests that the blindness stemmed at least in part from a scarring historical experience. This is what robert mcnamara does in this brave, honest, honorable, and altogether compelling book. The pro and con segments in the appendix add some helpful insights. Join facebook to connect with john r mcnamara and others you may know. The film was directed by errol morris and features an original score by philip glass.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Robert mcnamara jfk assassination debate the education forum. Keynote speaker, craig mcnamara, celebrates the stone family the birth is the mother of us all, mcnamara said quoting a passage written by henry wallace in 1938. Craig mcnamara, born as robert craig mcnamara, is the president and owner of sierra orchards, a diversified farming operation that includes field, processing, and marketing operations, producing primarily organic walnuts and olive oil. Jul 06, 2009 the book renewed the bristling debate over his role in the war. He has served as a staff member at rolling stone and a freelance writer and fact checker for major magazines including new york, esquire, spy, and the magazine sections of the chicago tribune and new york daily news.
Robert mcnamara was a secretary for the department of defense with 65 videos in the cspan video library. Buy in retrospect vintage new edition by mcnamara, robert s. Mcnamara is a 2003 american documentary film about the life and times of former u. A new york times editorial referred to mcnamara as offering the wars dead only a primetime apology and stale tears, three.
But toward the end of his life, former defense secretary robert mcnamara issued a string of candid mea culpas for misjudgments about vietnam that were made during his 196168 tenure at the pentagon, especially his delay in acting on growing doubts that the war could be. But according to mcnamaras own account in his book in retrospect, not only. We figured in that case we would have to introduce us military force particularly air power to support israel defending itself against a combination of syria and the soviet union. Dec 22, 2017 mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Mcnamaras 1995 memoir, in retrospect, is a confessional of his guilt and remorse over his role in the war. But certainly the rigours of a youthful trip to sea 19. He helped lead the nation into the maelstrom of vietnam and spent the rest of his life wrestling with the. Robert mcnamara simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In retrospect is very much like being with mcnamara and watching. Aeroelastic and aerothermoelastic analysis of hypersonic vehicles. According to manchester, mcnamara and jcs chairman taylor were informed simultaneously, and mcnamara acted quickly. Mcnamara believed that the fight against communism in asia was worth the sacrifice of american lives, and yet he eventually came to believe that the war was, in fact, unwinnable.
Robert mcnamara believes that american leaders acted out of honorable principles, as he argued in his 1995 book, in retrospect. He was a brilliant student, a formidable administrator who impressed everyone who met him. How robert mcnamara came to regret the war he escalated. Prior to this, bob held the role of chief executive officer of lend leases americas business a role he was appointed to in april 2010.
The documents were leaked to the new york times, and though. About 25 years ago, when i was working on the book that became the. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for maryann mcnamara. He submerges himself in a larger mechanism, but that isnt enough, because that mechanism only recommends the firebombing in a sense. Mcnamara, secretary of defense for presidents kennedy and johnson, helped lead america into vietnam. Robert mcnamara is a history writer and former magazine journalist. The life and times of robert mcnamara, published by little, brown and company.
Bob was appointed group chief risk officer in august 2014. Mcnamara also serves as the founder and president of the center for landbased learning. Mcnamara has 22 books on goodreads with 5550 ratings. Last stand at khe sanh by gregg jones this book represents where the rubber meets the road on mcnamaras war book 2. According to a taylor biography by his son, taylor informed mcnamara. Outnumbered by those who wanted to continue fighting, he left the johnson administration and his involvement in vietnam behind. Robert strange mcnamara june 9, 1916 july 6, 2009 was an american business executive and the eighth united states secretary of defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under presidents john f. The sixth fleet was the steaming on a training exercise in the mediterranean toward gibraltar. Jul 06, 2009 can anyone think of a nonsinister reason why the pentagon on 112263 did not inform its own boss, mcnamara, of the assassination. Nov 29, 2016 robert mcnamara himself, in the middle of his tenure as defense secretary, embraced the moniker, wrote tim weiner for the new york times on the occasion of mcnamaras death in 2009. How this rare crossparty appointment doesnt get a single mention in his entire bio comes across as strange no pun intended strange is his middle name to me. Mcnamara retrospective account is enriched with reflections upon the diplomatic mistakes made during that period that could have been avoided and ends with a chapter on the lessons of vietnam for the future of us diplomacy. After being an executive at ford motor company, mcnamara served as defense secretary from 1961 to 1968, during the vietnam war under presidents john f. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
The film revolves around the pentagon papers, the governments 7,000page, 47volume secret history of the vietnam war. We found 9 records for john mcnamara in pendleton, highland and 14 other cities in indiana. Mcnamara illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. As the johnson administrations policy on vietnam drifted during the 1964 presidential election, military and political conditions in south vietnam rapidly worsened, heightening the dilemma between avoiding direct u. Robert mcnamara was a republican who served in the cabinets of two democratic presidents. In some respects the book is an admission of guilt by mcnamara to help clear his conscience, but also to help set the record straight. High government leaders arent generally known for flaunting their errors. Reactions to the book are divided, reigniting the debate about u. Mcnamaras controversial book tells the inside and personal story of americas descent into vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. Maryann mcnamara phone, address, background info whitepages. Written twenty years after the end of the vietnam war, former secretary of defense robert mcnamaras controversial memoir answers the lingering questions that surround this disastrous episode in american history. The main focus of the book, however, lies on the decisions and considerations that led to the vietnam war and its continuance throughout the sixties. Robert strange mcnamara june 9, 1916 july 6, 2009 was an american business executive and former united states secretary of defense.
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