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Robert McNamara

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Robert McNamara was a Secretary for the Department of Defense with 65 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1962 Compiled Program. The year with the most videos was 1964 with 21 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1995 with an average of 2,161 views per program. Most appearances with Lyndon Baines Johnson (32), Dean Rusk (15), McGeorge Bundy (13). Most common tags: Vietnam War, Soviet Union, Kennedy, John F..

Appearances by Title:

Previously

Secretary, Department of Defense c. January 21, 1961 - c. February 29, 1968 Videos: 58 c. May 5, 2001 - c. May 5, 2001 Videos: 1 President, World Bank c. April 1, 1968 - c. June 1, 1981 Videos: 2 Commissioner, Bilateral Cmsn. on Future U.S.-Mexico c. November 17, 1988 - c. March 20, 1989 Videos: 1 Secretary c. January 1, 1961 - c. December 31, 1968 Videos: 2 c. October 13, 2002 - c. October 13, 2002 Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

March 2, 2019
The LBJ Tapes: 1964 Presidential Election

President Lyndon Johnson talked with staff and advisors about the Democratic National Convention, the upcoming election, Medi…
November 8, 2005
Nuclear Non-Proliferation

At a conference on nuclear non-proliferation issues hosted by the Carnegie Endowment and broadcast by National Public Radio, …
March 3, 2004
Robert McNamara on the Lessons of War

Robert McNamara, former Defense Secretary in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations (1961-68) discussed lessons he learned f…
October 1, 2002
On the Brink

Panelists discussed the thirteen days in October of 1962, during which there were Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at the United…