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18 The National Security CouncilWhat does the National Security Council do? - correct answer The National Security Council (est. 1947) helps the President coordinate national security and foreign policy. The NSC organizes information, as an honest broker, from sources including: - The Defense Department - The State Department - The CIA - Ambassadors Who heads the NSC? - correct answer The National Security Adviser heads the NSC. Describe how the NSC has changed over time - correct answer - Nixon was distrustful of the State Department (thinking it was too liberal), hence moved the NSC to the White House, and cut out the role of the State Department. - Clinton, Bush and Obama returned the NSC to its previous honest broker role. Describe Bush's first NSA - correct answer His first National Security Adviser was Condoleezza Rice. She: - Made sure the Defense/State/CIA were doing what the President wanted. - Counselled the President with her private opinion. - Translated Bush's instincts into policy. Describe Bush's second NSA - correct answer His second NSA was Stephen Hadley (Condoleezza Rice was promoted to Secretary of State). He: - Was more deferential to the President. - Didn't give the President different perspectives/consequences to what the