The Resume

(June 9, 1916-July 6, 2009)
President of the Ford Motor Company (1960)
Secretary of Defense under John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Baines Johnson (1963-1968)
President of the World Bank (1968-1981)
Published his memoir 'In Retrospect' (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

His middle name is 'Strange.'
He was an early advocate of the Vietnam War.
He urged Kennedy to proceed with the Bay of Pigs invasion.
He knew little of the military when he signed on as Secretary of Defense.
He helped plan the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo that killed 100,000 civilians.
Many believe it was his support for the Vietnam war that allowed it to get so out-of-hand.
His nickname among anti-war crowds was 'Mac the Knife.'
He believed his involvement in the Vietnam War was probably what killed his wife.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first outside of the Ford family to become the president of Ford Motor Company (1960).
He deeply regreted his Vietnam War policies.
His memoir, 'In Retrospect,' provides a great inside account and analysis on the Vietnam War.
He is the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Fog of War.'
He was a critic of the nuclear arms race.
He was considered one of the most influential Secretary of Defense.
He graduated from Harvard Business School.
He was awarded with the Medal of Freedom and the Distinguished Service Medal.
He was left-handed.

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 3]
• Cold War Participants
• Errol Morris Documentary Subjects
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1966] (Ranked: 14)
• I am Left Handed - Male [H-P]
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 93)
• Jane Fonda Doesn’t Like Me
• Kennedy Assassination Participants
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Nixon's Enemies List
• Oliver Stone's Bio-Pics
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14678)
• Served in World War II
• Time Magazine's 10 Worst Cabinet Members (Ranked: 3)
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 63 Votes: 41.27% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 88 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 168 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 68.22% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 247 Votes: 56.28% Annoying