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Robert McNamara
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Life & Death

Died aged 93
Also known asRobert S. McNamara, Robert Strange McNamaraGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/06/1916Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied06/07/2009 (aged 93)Died inWashington, D.C.WikidataQ191999 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#73985 ↗

Robert Strange McNamara, also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense, having remained in office over seven years. He played a major role in promoting the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Filmography10 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023The Lies That Led America To War In VietnamMovieHimself (archive footage)107
2019Laboratory GreeceMovieSelf (archive footage)103
2017The Vietnam WarSeriesSelf - Politician (archive footage)101
2011The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William ColbyMovieSelf - Secretary of Defense (voice) (archive footage)95
2009The Most Dangerous Man in AmericaMovieSelf (archive footage)93
1988American ExperienceSeriesSelf (archive footage)72
1979The War at HomeMovieSelf (archive footage)63
1965Why Vietnam?MovieSelf49
1963World in ActionSeries—47
0America's Lost Bombs: The True Story Of Broken ArrowsMovieSelf—