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Revision as of 21:36, 3 September 2002 by Soulpatch (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In 1960, Robert McNamara resigned as president of the Ford Motor Company to accept a position as John F. Kennedy's secretary of defense. Under Kennedy, and later under Johnson, McNamara supported increased US involvement in Vietnam, but began to change his position in about 1966. By 1967, he openly supported a peaceful solution in Vietnam. His 1996 book In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam details the policy decisions behind America's descent into the Vietnam quagmire.