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Popular As | Robert McNamara |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 104 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 9, 1916 (San Francisco, CA) |
Birthday | June 9 |
Town/City | San Francisco, CA |
Nationality | CA |
Robert McNamara’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Robert McNamara was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Secretary of Defense under Presidents Lyndon Johnson who presided over America's entry into the Vietnam War. He was one of the "Whiz Kids," who were ten US Army Air Forces veterans who became Ford Motor Company executives in 1946.
After studying at Berkeley and Harvard, he used his analytical abilities for the U.S. Army Air Corps in WW II and Ford - helping to revive the flagging fortunes of the latter.
After the Gulf of Tonkin incidents of 1964, in which U.S. warships may have been attacked, he backed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution to bring U.S. forces into Vietnam.
His longtime wife Margaret founded the nonprofit organization Reading is Fundamental.
He was critical of George W. Bush's administration of their decision to go to war in Afghanistan.