From left, President Kennedy, McNamara and Vice President Lyndon Johnson at the White House in 1961. (Henry Burroughs / Associated Press)
McNamara and Kennedy in Hyannis Port, Mass., in 1961. (John Rous / Associated Press)
Robert McNamara takes part in a Harvard forum. At center is Peter Almond, co-producer of “Thirteen Days,” a film about the Cuban missile crisis. (Steven Senne / Associated Press)
