List of National Security Advisors
| # | Picture | Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| 1 | Robert Cutler | March 23, 1953 | April 2, 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 2 | Dillon Anderson | April 2, 1955 | September 1, 1956 | ||
| 3 | William H. Jackson | September 1, 1956 | January 7, 1957 | ||
| 4 | Robert Cutler | January 7, 1957 | June 24, 1958 | ||
| 5 | Gordon Gray | June 24, 1958 | January 13, 1961 | ||
| 6 | McGeorge Bundy | January 20, 1961 | February 28, 1966 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 7 | Walt W. Rostow | April 1, 1966 | January 20, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 8 | Henry Kissinger | January 20, 1969 | November 3, 1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford | |
| 9 | Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft | November 3, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford | |
| 10 | Zbigniew Brzezinski | January 20, 1977 | January 21, 1981 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 11 | Richard V. Allen | January 21, 1981 | January 4, 1982 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 12 | William P. Clark | January 4, 1982 | October 17, 1983 | ||
| 13 | LtCol Robert C. McFarlane | October 17, 1983 | December 4, 1985 | ||
| 14 | VADM John M. Poindexter | December 4, 1985 | November 25, 1986 | ||
| 15 | Frank C. Carlucci | December 2, 1986 | November 23, 1987 | ||
| 16 | LTG Colin L. Powell | November 23, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | ||
| 17 | Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft | January 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
| 18 | W. Anthony Lake | January 20, 1993 | March 14, 1997 | Bill Clinton | |
| 19 | Samuel R. Berger | March 14, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| 20 | Condoleezza Rice | January 22, 2001 | January 25, 2005 | George W. Bush | |
| 21 | Stephen Hadley | January 26, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | ||
| 22 | Gen James L. Jones (Ret.) | January 20, 2009 | October 8, 2010 | Barack Obama | |
| 23 | Tom Donilon | October 8, 2010 | Incumbent | ||
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