Each presidential administration has issued a series of Presidential Directives with the advice and consent of the National Security Council. Each Administration has named the Directives differently:

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directives George W. Bush
NSPD National Security Presidential Directives George W. Bush
PRD Presidential Review Directive William J. Clinton
PDD Presidential Decision Directives William J. Clinton
NSR National Security Reviews George H.W. Bush
NSD National Security Directives George H.W. Bush
NSSD National Security Study Directives Ronald W. Reagan
NSDD National Security Decision Directives Ronald W. Reagan
PRM Presidential Review Memorandums Jimmy E. Carter
PD Presidential Directives Jimmy E. Carter
NSSM National Security Study Memorandums Nixon/Ford
NSDM National Security Decision Memorandums Nixon/Ford
NSAM National Security Action Memorandums Kennedy/Johnson


Organizational Presidential Directives (PDF)

Full set of Data (Excel)



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