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Robert McNamara, (Kennedy and Johnson Administrations).

Clark Clifford, (Johnson Administration).

Melvin Laird, (Nixon Administration).

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Who was Robert McNamara?

US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.


Who was the secretary of defense during the Vietnam war?

Robert McNamara.


Who was the US secretary of Defense when Vietnam war began to escalate?

Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the main build-up with President Johnson.


When did George McNamara die?

The Secretary of war during Vietnam The Secretary of war during Vietnam


Who is currently secretary of war?

During World War II, the secretary of war was re-named as the secretary of defense. Robert Gates is currently serving as the defense secretary.


Did politicians make orders during Vietnam?

Yes, this was often called McNamara's War, with the Secretary of the Defense and the President making calls on the tactical level.


Who is the US secretary of war?

The position of Secretary of War refers to the leader of the War Department. This agency and position was disbanded in the US in 1947, after WWII. The most similar agency in the US is now the Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.


What is the name or the cabinet department that replaced secretary of war department?

The Secretary of Defense. Hope that this helped.


What is the second name of the Vietnam war?

The veterans abbreviated it to "Nam. " And it was derisively called "McNamara's War" after Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Another Answer: To the Vietnamese it was called the "American War".


What Secretary of State won the Nobel peace prize during the Vietnam war?

Henry Kissinger


Who was George Washington's Secretary of Defense?

George Washington had a Secretary of War, Henry Knox, instead of a Secretary of Defense.


Who was Robert mcnara?

Robert McNamara? Robert McNamara was John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and served during the Vietnam War. He continued under Lyndon Johnson. His term was from 1961 to 1968. He is currently a business executive.