I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures. — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
National security adviser is not a position that requires confirmation. This is a pick that like [Donald Trump] Chief of Staff, he… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I had been sort of a rising star - an athlete, a scholar, a leader. My dream was to become a high-level… — Paula Broadwell Copy Share Image
I think General [Mike] Flynn is probably the top contender for that job [of national security adviser]. — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she… — Al Michaels Copy Share Image
My job as the national security adviser is to distill and present to the president the views and options that come from… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
Michael Flynn is the national security adviser working next to the president, so in his time that he was the national security… — James Lankford Copy Share Image
The National Security Act of 1947 - which established the National Security Council - laid the foundation for a deliberate, multitiered process,… — Antony Blinken Copy Share Image
The National Security Adviser is supposed to be an arbiter of policy and open minded in internal debates. But the playing field… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
I'm just learning that according to a source familiar with the transition process, President-elect Donald Trump intends to select Lieutenant General Michael… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The extraordinary thing that we saw here is the incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn, basically having a text messages back and… — Katrina vanden Heuvel Copy Share Image
Steve Hadley, that's an outlier, for sure. But he's very experienced. He may be national security adviser, but think that would be… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
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