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McNamara Farewell Marked by Rain and Elevator Glitch
President Johnson bid farewell to Robert McNamara with a rain soaked ceremony at the Pentagon. An elevator jam trapped Johnson, McNamara, and officials for a tense moment delaying the event. A 19 gun salute and the Distinguished Service Medal followed as McNamara left the defense post after seven years.
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Pentagon
Washington
Johnson
Goodby
Robert Strange McNamara
Secretary of Defense
MccNamara
Bob McNamara
Air Force
Secret Service
Clint Hill
Wheeler
Paul H. Nitze
Nitze
Olingon
United States
Henry L. Stimson
George C. Marshall
Lyndes B
Boh
Defense
Peg ‘Stroud
Des Clark M. Clifford
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White House
Aspen
Colo
World Bank
Earle G. Wheeler
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