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McNamara, architect of US Foreign Policy in the 1960s, dies

Jim Riley

6th July 2009

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Robert McNamara, the controversial US Defence Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died today. He is probably remembered most for his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the escalation of US involvement in Vietnam - a policy that his own son protested against and McNamara later regretted. The BBC and CNN carry interesting pieces on him.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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