Robert Cutler March 23, 1953 - April 2, 1955
Dillon Anderson April 2, 1955 - Sept. 1, 1956
Robert Cutler Jan. 7, 1957 - June 24, 1958
Gordon Gray June 24, 1958 - Jan. 13, 1961
McGeorge Bundy Jan. 20, 1961 - Feb. 28, 1966
Walt W. Rostow April 1, 1966 - Jan. 20, 1969
Henry A. Kissinger Jan. 20, 1969 - Nov. 3, 1975
(served concurrently as Secretary of State from Sept. 21, 1973)
Brent Scowcroft Nov. 3, 1975 - Jan. 20, 1977
Zbigniew Brzezinski Jan. 20, 1977 - Jan. 20, 1981
Richard V. Allen Jan. 20, 1981 - Jan. 4, 1982
William P. Clark Jan. 4, 1982 - Oct. 17, 1983
Robert C. McFarlane Oct. 17, 1983 - Dec. 4, 1985
John M. Poindexter Dec. 4, 1985 - Nov. 25, 1986
Frank C. Carlucci Jan. 2, 1987 - Nov. 23, 1987
Colin L. Powell Nov. 23, 1987 - Jan. 20, 1989
Brent Scowcroft Jan. 20, 1989 - Jan. 20, 1993
W. Anthony Lake Jan. 20, 1993 - March 14, 1997
Samuel R. Berger
March 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001
Condoleezza Rice
January 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005
Steven Hadley
January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009
James Jones
January 20, 2009 -
The National Security Adviser was established March 23, 1953, by President Eisenhower, in response to a report on NSC organization by Robert Cutler.
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