Trivia: Before becoming secretary of defense, Robert McNamara led what company?
Johnson & Johnson
General Electric
Ford Motor Company
Berkshire Hathaway
The correct answer is Ford Motor Company
So why is this answer correct? : When President John F. Kennedy selected Robert McNamara to be the U.S. secretary of defense, he left his post as president of the Ford Motor Company. McNamara successfully helped restructure Ford after World War II, then led the U.S. Department of Defense from 1961 to 1968. McNamara’s disagreement with President Lyndon Johnson about Vietnam led to his resignation, at which point he became president of the World Bank.