On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

A month later, he resigned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9

• 1960 – Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration.

[YorkRd]

1. Very underrated car guy should have stayed at Ford instead of Vietnam war guru and " McNamara morons"

Ironically, the car that he is best known for are the so-called “ Kennedy
Lincoln’s”