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Last of the Golden Agers

Bob McNamara was a phenomenon, and a complex one at that. Also, he was a phenomenon of my generation. In the mid-’60s, in College America, he was a hate figure. A former president of Ford — when it was still a real company — he was the epitome of ruthless efficiency as US defence secretary, of   ....Read more

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A great article for all Indians to readBy: Vinod Sastry | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 17:49:05 PM Reply | Forward Great accounts! Thanks for sharing!! Its interesting to see America through Indian eyes from the 60's. Back then America must have seemed more intense - intensely tyrannical and intensely radical. Now a days it feels as if those days are behind them. I think that maybe the next generation will be more mellow - people we can relate to more...Yet we still have to keep working to improve India, inspite of any opposition or mockery.Its legendary how so many countries thought we wouldn't be able to measure up. Yet, like your Mr. McNamara, they both underestimated us and overestimated themselves.I believe India and Indians can do anything ghtey set their mind to. This is more proof of that.
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