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Presidential Directives and
Executive Orders

President Review
Directive
Decision
Directive
Truman NSC
Eisenhower NSC
Kennedy NSAM
Johnson NSAM
Nixon NSSM NSDM
Ford NSSM NSDM
Carter PRM PD
Reagan NSSD NSDD
Bush NSR NSD
Clinton PRD PDD
GW Bush NSPD NSPD
Obama PSD PPD
Trump NSPM NSPM
Biden NSSM NSM
VARIOUS Executive Orders

The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum for Presidential consideration of foreign policy issues and national security matters. Persuant to policy review directives, the NSC gathers facts and views of appropriate Government agencies, conducts analyses, determines alternatives, and presents to the President policy choices for decision. The President's decisions are announced by decision directives.

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