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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces resignation

Robert S. McNamara announced his resignation as United States Secretary of Defense, ending his tenure in the Johnson administration.

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces resignation

McNamara was a central architect of U.S. Vietnam policy, and his departure represented a major personnel and policy turning point amid the Tet Offensive and growing domestic unrest over the war.

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