About Oral History
Digital Identifier:
JFKOH-RSM-01
Interviewee:
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009
Access Restriction Status:
Open
Use Restriction Status:
None
Description:
McNamara discusses the defense budget and military strategy during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the recruitment of Defense Department staff, his appointment as Secretary of Defense, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Date(s) of Materials:
4 April 1964
4 April 1964
Deed Status:
Deeded
Copyright Status:
Donated to the United States
Use Restriction Note:
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Accession Number
OH 1990-001
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