National Security Advisor (United States)
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The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues. He or she serves on the National Security Council within the Executive Office of the President.
The National Security Advisor is appointed by the President without confirmation by the United States Senate. As such, he or she is not connected to the bureaucratic politics of the Departments of State and Defense, and is therefore able to offer independent advice. The power and role of the National Security Advisor varies from administration to administration.
In times of crisis, the National Security Advisor mans the White House Situation Room, updating the President on the latest on the crisis.
The previous National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, was confirmed on January 26, 2005 by an 85-13 vote in the Senate to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State. She was succeeded as National Security Advisor by her deputy, Stephen Hadley.
List of National Security Advisors and the Presidents under whom they served:
| Name | Term | President |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Cutler | 1953-1955 | Eisenhower |
| Dillon Anderson | 1955-1956 | Eisenhower |
| William Jackson | 1956 | Eisenhower |
| Robert Cutler | 1957-1958 | Eisenhower |
| Gordon Gray | 1958-1961 | Eisenhower |
| McGeorge Bundy | 1961-1966 | Kennedy, Johnson |
| Walt Rostow | 1966-1969 | Johnson |
| Henry Kissinger | 1969-1974 | Nixon |
| Brent Scowcroft | 1974-1977 | Ford |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski | 1977-1981 | Carter |
| Richard V. Allen | 1981-1982 | Reagan |
| William B. Clark | 1982-1983 | Reagan |
| Robert McFarlane | 1983-1985 | Reagan |
| John Poindexter | 1985-1986 | Reagan |
| Frank Carlucci | 1986-1987 | Reagan |
| Colin Powell | 1987-1989 | Reagan |
| Brent Scowcroft (2nd time) | 1989-1993 | G.H.W. Bush |
| Anthony Lake | 1993-1997 | Clinton |
| Sandy Berger | 1997-2001 | Clinton |
| Condoleezza Rice | 2001-2005 | G.W. Bush |
| Stephen Hadley | 2005-present | G.W. Bush |
Fictional portrayal
Anna Deavere Smith played National Security Advisor Nancy McNally on the NBC television series, The West Wing.Harris Yulin played National Security Advisor James Cutter in the 1994 motion picture, Clear and Present Danger.
Stan Kelly played National Security Advisor Roman Wolfe for President Bridges's administration and the beginning of President Mackenzie Allen's, and was succeeded by National Security Advisor Anthony Prado, played by Alex Fernandez on Commander in Chief.
See also
| National Security Advisors of the United States |
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|---|---|
| Cutler | Anderson | Jackson | Cutler | Gray | Bundy | Rostow | Kissinger | Scowcroft | Brzezinski | Allen | Clark | McFarlane | Poindexter | Carlucci | Powell | Scowcroft | Lake | Berger | Rice | Hadley |
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