Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara, (Kennedy and Johnson Administrations). Clark Clifford, (Johnson Administration). Melvin Laird, (Nixon Administration).
McNamara was president of Ford Motor Company before joining the Johnson administration.
The Secretary of Defense during the Carter Administration was Harold Brown.
Robert S. McNamara served as Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, serving both Kennedy and Johnson.
Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the main build-up with President Johnson.
Washington's administration had four cabinet members. The current title, Secretary of Defense, was then known as the Secretary of War. General Henry Knox.
As of 2006, three key administration officials in the United States were Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.
Robert McNamara was the Secretary of Defense that was sent to Vietnam on a fact finding mission. He was sent by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert Strange McNamara was the Defense Secretary of the United States from 196 until 1968. he served under both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert McNamara
Clark Clifford.
James V. Forrestal became the first Secretary of Defense in 1947. He served for two years and then committed suicide.