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Robert McNamara

Acting

Born June 9, 1916 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died July 6, 2009

Also known as Robert S. McNamara · Robert Strange McNamara

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Biography

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. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Awards & recognition

  • The Hillman Prize — Book Journalism · 1987
  • Medal of honor Dag Hammarskjold · 1983
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1968
  • Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  • Eagle Scout
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  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want
  • Legion of Merit
  • Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

Filmography7 titles

The Vietnam War

2017as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bobby Kennedy for President

2018as Self (archive footage)

The Fog of War

2003as Self

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

2009as Self (archive footage)

The War at Home

1979as Self (archive footage)

Turning Point: The Vietnam War

2025as Self (Archive Footage)

American Experience

1988as Self (archive footage)