Mcnamara became a close adviser to kennedy and advocated the use of a blockade during the cuban missile crisis. The next year, on this day in 1960, ford promoted robert mcnamara to president of the company He became the first person from outside the ford family to hold the position since the company’s founding when john s Military involvement in the vietnam war. The first company head selected outside the. After a meteoric rise at ford, mcnamara was named the company’s president on nov
Mcnamara was one the “whiz kids,” a team of 10 exceptional young men who came to ford motor company in 1946 to direct the company’s turnaround Mcnamara was appointed controller in 1949 and advanced to general manager of ford division in 1949 In 1960, he was selected to serve as president. Mcnamara was made president of ford motor company on november 9, 1960, the day john f Kennedy beat richard nixon to the white house. His leadership was critical in remaking the organization along modern lines and on november 9, 1960, one day after john f
1960 was arguably the most successful year robert s Early in the year, mcnamara introduced a car that would lead to one of ford's most recognized and loved vehicles.
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