Staffing the National Security Council: How the Structure of the NSC Shapes Reflects Presidential Administration Foreign Policy and National Security Priorities

• In Event: Who Leads? Studies in Administrative Leadership and Personnel

Brief Overview

Using National Security Council personnel records from 1974 – 2014, the staffing of six administrations will be analyzed to reveal how the structure of the NSC shapes and reflects presidential foreign policy and national security agendas.

Authors

• Dean Donald LaGattuta, United States Military Academy

• Scott Limbocker, United States Military Academy