Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | FSI

America at 250 lecture series

Announcement

Attend the 1-unit America at 250 lecture series in spring quarter to hear faculty across the university discuss how the U.S. has evolved since its founding and where it’s headed next. Open to all undergrads and grad students.
Black and white photo of Robert McNamara speaking into several microphones with maps of Vietnam hanging in the background.

Examining Robert McNamara’s double life

Q&A

In his new book, alum and CISAC affiliate Philip Taubman explores the paradoxes of the Pentagon chief who drove U.S. escalation in Vietnam while wrestling with private doubts.