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National Security Advisor (United States)

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (abbreviated NSA, or sometimes ANSA to avoid confusion with the abbreviation of the National Security Agency

National Security Agency

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a Cryptology Intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States, administered as part of the United States Department of Defense....
), serves as the chief adviser to the President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
on national security issues. This person serves on the National Security Council

United States National Security Council

The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and Foreign relations of the United States matters with his senior National Security Advisor s and United States Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the Presid...
within the Executive Office of the President

Executive Office of the President of the United States

The Executive Office of the President consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President....
. The National Security Advisor's office is located in the West Wing

West Wing

The West Wing is the building housing the official offices of the President of the United States. It is the part of the White House Complex in which the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the White House Situation Room, and also the famous Roosevelt Room are located....
of the White House

White House

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President of the United States

United States National Security Council

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West Wing

White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
. He or she is supported by a staff that produces research, briefings, and intelligence for the NSA to review and present to the National Security Council and the President of the United States.

The National Security Advisor is appointed by the President without confirmation

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
by the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
. As such, they are not connected to the bureaucratic politics of the Departments of State

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the United States Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States Federal government of the United States, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc....
and Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
, and are therefore able to offer independent advice. The power and role of the National Security Advisor varies from administration to administration.

In times of crisis, the National Security Advisor operates from the White House Situation Room

White House Situation Room

The White House Situation Room is a 5,000-square-foot conference room and Intelligence management center in the basement of the West Wing of the White House....
, updating the President on the latest events of a crisis.

The current office holder is retired Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
General James L. Jones

James L. Jones

James Logan Jones Jr. is the current National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps 4-star rank General .During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 200...
, who assumed the duties of the post when Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....
was sworn into office on January 20, 2009 as President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
. The previous holder of the post is Stephen Hadley

Stephen Hadley

Stephen John Hadley was the U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs for President of the United States George W. Bush....
, who succeeded Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President of the United States George W....
upon her appointment to Secretary of State

United States Secretary of State

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's United States Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in United States presidential line of succession and United States order of precedence....
by then-President George W. Bush in 2005.

List of National Security Advisors and the Presidents under whom they served:

#	Name	Term of Office		President(s) President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition.... served under
#	Name	Start	End
1	Robert Cutler Robert Cutler Robert Cutler was a United States Administration . He served as National Security Advisor between 1953 and 1955, and again from 1957 to 1958. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and attorney and bank executive in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts before taking public office, he was the person to serve in the newly create...	March 23, 1953	April 2, 1955	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
2	Dillon Anderson Dillon Anderson Dillon Anderson was a United States of America Administrator of the Government. He served as the United States National Security Advisor from 2 April 1955 to 1 September 1956....	April 2, 1955	September 1, 1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
3	William H. Jackson William Harding Jackson William Harding Jackson was a United States civilian administrator. He served as CIA Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and as the United States National Security Advisor in 1956....	September 1, 1956	January 7, 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
4	Robert Cutler Robert Cutler Robert Cutler was a United States Administration . He served as National Security Advisor between 1953 and 1955, and again from 1957 to 1958. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and attorney and bank executive in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts before taking public office, he was the person to serve in the newly create...	January 7, 1957	June 24, 1958	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
5	Gordon Gray Gordon Gray Gordon Gray was an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower associated with defense and national security....	June 24, 1958	January 13, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
6	McGeorge Bundy McGeorge Bundy McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979....	January 20, 1961	February 28, 1966	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F.... , Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
7	Walt W. Rostow	April 1, 1966	December 2, 1968	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
8	Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger is a Germany-born United States Jewish political scientist, bureaucrat, diplomat, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as United States National Security Advisor and later concurrently as United States Secretary of State in the Nixon administration....	December 2, 1968	November 3, 1975	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States .... , Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the only president to resign the office.... , Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
9	Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft was the National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force....	November 3, 1975	January 20, 1977	Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
10	Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski : is a Poland-born United States political scientist, Geostrategy, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President of the United States Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981....	January 20, 1977	January 21, 1981	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize....
11	Richard V. Allen Richard V. Allen Richard Vincent Allen was the United States National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982.Allen received his B.A. and M.A....	January 21, 1981	January 4, 1982	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
12	William P. Clark	January 4, 1982	October 17, 1983	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
13	Robert C. McFarlane	October 17, 1983	December 4, 1985	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
14	VADM Vice admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, vice admiral is a 3 star rank flag officer, with the U.S.... John M. Poindexter	December 4, 1985	November 25, 1986	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
15	Frank C. Carlucci	December 2, 1986	November 23, 1987	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
16	LTG Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... Colin L. Powell	November 23, 1987	January 20, 1989	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
17	Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft was the National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force....	January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush held a variety of political positions prior to his presidency, including Vice President of the United States in the administration of Ronald Reagan and Director of Central Intelligence under Gerald R....
18	W. Anthony Lake	January 20, 1993	March 14, 1997	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
19	Samuel R. Berger	March 14, 1997	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
20	Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President of the United States George W....	January 22, 2001	January 25, 2005	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
21	Stephen Hadley Stephen Hadley Stephen John Hadley was the U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs for President of the United States George W. Bush....	January 26, 2005	January 20, 2009	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
22	GEN (Ret.) General (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a 4 star rank general officer rank, with the U.S.... James L. Jones James L. Jones James Logan Jones Jr. is the current National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps 4-star rank General .During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 200...	January 20, 2009	Incumbent	Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....

Fictional portrayals

Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-nominated American actress, playwright, and professor....
played National Security Advisor Nancy McNally
Nancy McNally

Dr. Nancy McNally is a fictional character on the television series The West Wing , played by Anna Deavere Smith. She is the National Security Advisor to President of the United States Josiah Bartlet....
on the NBC television series The West Wing. Mary McCormack
Mary McCormack

Mary Catherine McCormack is an United States actress....
portrayed Deputy National Security Advisor Kate Harper
Kate Harper

Katherine "Kate" Harper is a fictional character on the television show The West Wing . She is played by Mary McCormack. Harper is a commander in the United States Navy, and serves as the Deputy National Security Advisor to President of the United States Josiah Bartlet....
on the same series.
Tom Everett
Tom Everett

Tom Everett is an American actor.FilmographyFilmTVExternal links...
played ANSA Jack Doherty in the film Air Force One
Air Force One (film)

Air Force One is a 1997 in film action film/thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman and featuring Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, and William H....
. The character is killed in the film.
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin is an American actor who has appeared in dozens of Hollywood and television films.Yulin first emerged in the Brian De Palma film Scarface as Mel Bernstein, a crooked "cop"....
played National Security Advisor Vice-Admiral James Cutter, USN, in the 1994 motion picture Clear and Present Danger
Clear and present danger

Clear and present danger is a term used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. in the unanimous opinion for the case Schenck v. United States, concerning the ability of the government to regulate speech against the draft during World War I:...
, and also Director of the National Security Agency (also NSA) Roger Stanton during the second season of 24
24 (TV series)

24 is an United States serial action drama television series. Broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes ....
.
Stan Kelly
Stan Kelly

Stan Kelly is an United States radio news anchor and served as the public address announcer for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association from 1990 through 2008....
played National Security Advisor Roman Wolfe for President Bridges's administration and the beginning of President Mackenzie Allen's, and was succeeded by National Security Advisor Anthony Prado, played by Alex Fernandez
Alex Fernandez (actor)

'Alex Fernandez' is an United States actor from Miami, Florida, known primarily for his work on television, most notably as National Security Advisor Anthony Prado on Commander in Chief and Rafael "Rafi" Alvarez on Without a Trace, as well as guest appearances on such series as The West Wing, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, and T...
on Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief (TV series)

Commander in Chief was an United States drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen , the first female President of the United States, who ascended to the role after the previous chief executive, Teddy Bridges , died in office from a sudden cerebral aneurysm....
.
Alan Alda
Alan Alda

Alan Alda is an Academy Award nominated, Emmy award-winning United States actor, television director and screenwriter. He is well known for his role as "Hawkeye Pierce" in the television series M*A*S*H ....
played National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan in the movie Murder at 1600
Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600 is a 1997 film Thriller starring Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Dennis Miller, Ronny Cox, Daniel Benzali and Alan Alda. The 1600 in the title refers to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the address of the White House....
.
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan

Richard Anson Jordan was a Golden Globe-winning Harvard-educated United States stage , screen and film actor. He was a long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival, and appeared in many Off Broadway and Broadway theatre plays....
played National Security Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Pelt in the movie The Hunt for Red October.
Jayne Atkinson
Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson is an Tony Award-nominated American film, theater and television actor. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24 ....
's fictional character Karen Hayes
Karen Hayes

Karen Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson. She appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and was a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season....
in 24
24 (TV series)

24 is an United States serial action drama television series. Broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes ....
became National Security Advisor in Day 6
24 (season 6)

Season Six, also known as Day 6, of the television series 24 premiered on Sunday, January 14, 2007. It premiered in the UK on January 21, 2007 and in Australia on January 30, 2007....
; she was forced to resign at about noon by fictional White House Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President of the United States....
Tom Lennox
Tom Lennox

Thomas "Tom" Lennox, Doctor of Philosophy, is a fictional character from the television series 24 , played by Peter MacNicol....
, but was reinstated to her position hours later by fictional President Wayne Palmer
Wayne Palmer

Wayne Palmer was a fictional President of the United States on the television series 24 . He is played by D. B. Woodside....
.
Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy)

Jack Ryan is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy who appears in many of his novels. The novels and film adaptations in which the character appears are collectively referred to as the "Ryanverse"....
is fictional ANSA in the Ryanverse
Ryanverse

Ryanverse refers to the fictional universe created by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan and other characters, such as John Clark and Domingo Chavez....
novel Debt of Honor
Debt of Honor

Debt of Honor is a novel by Tom Clancy. It is a continuation of the series featuring his character Jack Ryan . In this installment, Ryan has become the United States National Security Advisor when the Japanese government goes to war with the United States....
by Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. is an United States author, best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War....
.
Ben Goodley is fictional ANSA in the Ryanverse
Ryanverse

Ryanverse refers to the fictional universe created by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan and other characters, such as John Clark and Domingo Chavez....
novels Executive Orders, Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a media franchise created by Tom Clancy about a List of fictional military organizations counter-terrorist military unit called "Rainbow"....
and The Bear and the Dragon
The Bear and the Dragon

The Bear and the Dragon is a political thriller novel by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan . It was published in 2000....
by Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. is an United States author, best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War....
.
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill

Bruce Travis McGill is an American actor....
portrayed fictional ANSA Gene Revell in The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears is the best-selling Thriller novel by Tom Clancy, and part of the Jack Ryan series. It was the fourth book of the series to be turned into a The Sum of All Fears ....
Bill McCorkell is fictional National Security Advisor in James Clancy Phelan
James Clancy Phelan

James Clancy Phelan is an Australian author, published as James Phelan. His first fiction novel, Fox Hunt, went into reprint in its first month....
's thrillers Fox Hunt and Patriot Act.
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood

Stuart Bruce Greenwood is a Canada actor....
portrayed fictional ANSA Bill Sokal in the film Rules of Engagement
Rules of engagement

In military or police operations, the rules of engagement determine when, where, and how force shall be used . Such rules are both general and specific, and there have been large variations between cultures throughout history....
.
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino

Paul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor whose career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, on both sides of the law, in television, stage, and film....
portrayed National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger is a Germany-born United States Jewish political scientist, bureaucrat, diplomat, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as United States National Security Advisor and later concurrently as United States Secretary of State in the Nixon administration....
in the film Nixon
Nixon (film)

Nixon is a 1995 in film USA biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal life of former President of the United States Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins....
.
Frank Wood
Frank Wood

Frank Wood may refer to:*Frank Wood *Frank Porter Wood, Canadian art collector*Frank Wood , American actorSimilar names:*Frank Woods *Frank Woodley, Australian comedian...
portrayed National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979....
in the film Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days (film)

Thirteen Days is a 2000 in film Historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the United States political leadership....
.
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh is a United Kingdom actress and audio book narrator. She studied law at Bristol Polytechnic....
portrayed National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President of the United States George W....
in the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre, London, England, is generally known as the National Theatre and commonly as The National. It is located on the The South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge....
's original production of Stuff Happens
Stuff Happens

Stuff Happens is a play by David Hare , written in response to the Iraq War. Hare describes it as "a history play" that deals with recent history....
, by English
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
playwright David Hare
David Hare (dramatist)

Sir David Hare is an English people playwright and Theatre director and film director....
. Gloria Reuben
Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben is a Canada actor of film and television, known for her role on ER and singer.Reuben was born in Toronto to a gospel singer mother and an architect father....
played the same part in The Public Theater's 2006 production of the 2004 play.
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn is an United States actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films since the 1980s.Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Margaret, a nurse, and John Dunn, a musician and poet....
portrayed National Security Advisor Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger

Samuel Richard "Sandy" Berger served as the 19th United States National Security Advisor under President of the United States Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001....
and Penny Johnson Jerald
Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald is an United States actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Beverly Barnes on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, Kasidy Yates on the syndicated television science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Sherry Palmer on the FOX action/drama series 24 ....
portrayed National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President of the United States George W....
in The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11

The Path to 9/11 was a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on American Broadcasting Company television from September 10 – 11, 2006, and also in other countries....
.
Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton

'Thandiwe Adjewa "Thandie" Newton' is a BAFTA- and SAG Award-winning United Kingdom actor. She has appeared in a number of successful British film industry and List of American films films, including The Pursuit of Happyness ; Run, Fat Boy, Run; Mission: Impossible II; Crash and W....
portrays National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President of the United States George W....
in the Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone is an United Statesn film director and screenwriter. Stone came to prominence as a director with a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier, and his work continues to focus frequently on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially....
movie W.
W. (film)

W. is a 2008 Cinema of the United States biographical film based on the life and Presidency of George W. Bush of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as President of the United States Bush....
Admiral Arnold Morgan is the fictional NSA in several novels by the author Patrick Robinson.