I would rather have a wrong decision made than no decision … - Robert McNamara

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I would rather have a wrong decision made than no decision at all.

Robert McNamara

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Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. During his tenure time he played a major role in deescalating the Cuban Missile Crisis and escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Following that, he served as President of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis.

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Native Name: Robert Strange McNamara

Alternative Names: McNamara • Robert S. McNamara

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