Robert S. McNamara

former Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank

A Life in Public Service

Robert S. McNamara, former Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank reminisces with host Harry Kreisler about public service, the War in Vietnam, and the dangers of the superpower confrontation during the Cold War.

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