Article: National Security Advisor, United States

National Security Advisor, United States

Officially known as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the National Security Advisor the more commonly used title has a role defined as much by the chief executive as by law. The position did not exist as such for more than a decade after the establishment of the National Security Council (NSC), nor does that legislation mention the role of the advisor. Yet, as the chief counsel to the president on matters of national security, the advisor holds a role of unquestioned significance.

Beginnings of the NSC and the advisor's role. The enabling legislation for the NSC, the National Security Act of 1947, ...

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