Who was the American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, who surrounded himself with the group of experts called Whiz Kids?
Robert McNamara Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He played a major role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis.
Brandon Friedman Brandon Friedman is a writer, entrepreneur and former Obama administration official. He is the CEO of The McPherson Square Group. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. His memoir, "The War I Always Wanted", was named by the "Military Times" in 2010 as one of "The Best Military Books of the Decade."