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</picture> </div> <div class="lp__list_navigation_content"><div class="lp__list_navigation_title"> <a href="/en/archive/oralhistory/browsebyperson">NAME</a> </div></div> <a href="/en/archive/oralhistory/browsebyperson" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="lp__overlay-link">NAME</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="supergrid parbase section"> <div class="full-row-white-components" style=" "> <div class="container"> <div class=""> <div class="par parsys"><div class="gridlayout parbase section"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 colsplit 2"> <div class=" " > <div class="grid_12_par_0 parsys"> <div style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;" class="remove-padding-grid" > <hr class="hidden-lg hidden-md " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="featured_transcripts section"> <section class="featured_transcripts_header"> <picture> <img class="lp__cover" src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/featured-transcripts-bg-1:feature_bg?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" alt="Featured Transcript" title="Featured Transcript" width="74" height="152"> </picture> <h2 class="lp__lead_lgtitle">Featured Transcripts</h2> <p class="lp__lead_paragraph_lg">This month we feature oral history transcripts related to President Robert S. McNamara. The following interviews capture a social history of the experiences of staff during President Robert S. McNamara’s tenure from 1968-1981. A recent <a href="https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/968851625167222961/pdf/Robert-S-McNamara-at-the-World-Bank-In-Retrospect.pdf">retrospective publication</a> by McNamara’s six former assistants, gives personal insights into his work and legacy. </p> <hr> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px"></div> </div> <div class="gridlayout parbase section"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 colsplit 2"> <div class=" " > <div class="grid_12_par_0 parsys"> <div style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;" class="remove-padding-grid" > <div class="transcripts_carousel section"> <div class="lp__slide_1 swiper-container lp__transcripts_carousel swiper-container-initialized swiper-container-horizontal swiper-container-pointer-events "> <ul class="swiper-wrapper" id="swiper-wrapper-13157fb2b292d9ba" aria-live="polite"> <li class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-prev" style="width: 1140px;"> <div class=" lp__banner_wrapper"> <div class="lp__transcripts_title"><a href="https://oralhistory.worldbank.org/en/archive/oralhistory/transcriptdetail/transcript-oral-history-interview-sven-burmester-leif-christoffersen-caio-koch-weser-3"> Transcript Of Oral History Interview With Sven Burmester, Leif Christoffersen, Caio Koch-Weser, Olivier Lafourcade, Anders Ljungh, And Rainer Steckhan Held On September 1, 2017 </a></div> <p class="lp__transcripts_description">This interview discusses how McNamara’s focus on poverty involved setting up a unit on integrated rural development on page 27 of the pdf.</p> <div class="lp__transcripts_interview three__column"> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Steckhan-Rainer:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Steckhan, Rainer</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1964 - 1995</span></figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Lafourcade:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Lafourcade, Olivier</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1973 - 2002</span></figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Ljungh-Anders-HeadShot:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Ljungh, Anders</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1969 - 1975</span></figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Burmester:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Burmester, Sven</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1971 - 1997</span></figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Koch-Weser:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Koch-Weser, Caio</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1973 - 1999</span></figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Leif-Christoffersen:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Christoffersen, Leif</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1964 - 1992</span></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-prev" style="width: 1140px;"> <div class=" lp__banner_wrapper"> <div class="lp__transcripts_title"><a href="https://oralhistory.worldbank.org/en/archive/oralhistory/transcriptdetail/transcript-oral-history-interview-sushma-ganguly-held-april-3-2017">Transcript Of Oral History Interview With Sushma Ganguly Held On April 3, 2017</a></div> <p class="lp__transcripts_description">This interview discusses Ganguly’s experiences on project operations in the agriculture sector in the 1970s on page 8 of the pdf.</p> <div class="lp__transcripts_interview one__column"> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Ganguly-Sushma-2-:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Ganguly, Sushma</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1980 - 2006</span></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-prev" style="width: 1140px;"> <div class=" lp__banner_wrapper"> <div class="lp__transcripts_title"><a href="https://oralhistory.worldbank.org/en/archive/oralhistory/transcriptdetail/transcript-oral-history-interview-martin-wolf-held-march-30-2018">Transcript Of Oral History Interview With Martin Wolf Held On March 30, 2018</a></div> <p class="lp__transcripts_description">This interview discusses Wolf’s experiences as senior division economist on India on page 7 of the pdf.</p> <div class="lp__transcripts_interview one__column"> <figure> <img src="https://worldbank.scene7.com/is/image/worldbankstg/Wolf-Martin:person_sm?qlt=85,0&resMode=sharp" title="Image" alt="Image" class="img-responsive" width="60" height="60"> <figcaption><span class="lp__author">Wolf, Martin</span><span class="lp__time_stamp">Bank Tenure: 1971 - 1981</span></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </li> </ul>  <div class="swiper-button-next" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Next slide" aria-controls="swiper-wrapper-13157fb2b292d9ba" aria-disabled="false" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="swiper-button-prev" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Previous slide" aria-controls="swiper-wrapper-13157fb2b292d9ba" aria-disabled="false" aria-hidden="true"></div> <span class="swiper-notification" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true"></span> </div> </div> <div class="redesign_static_content section">   <section > <article class="lp__body_content section " > <p><i>The WBG Archives Oral History Program captures personal recollections of interviewees. 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