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The '''National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') was created in 1947 by law for coordinating and implementing [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]]. By statute, the President. the [[Vice President]],<ref><small>[[President Truman]], who signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law, was kept in the dark about the development and existence of the [[atomic bomb]] while serving as Vice President, and only learned of it after being sworn into office upon President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s death. Prior to the National Security Act, vice presidents had little or no statutory duties in any administration other than their constitutional office as President of the Senate. For the first time a law was enacted giving the vice president duties and obligations within an administration, granting him access to its most classified secrets, and making the vice president an integral part of decision making.</small></ref> [[Secretary of State]], [[Secretary of Defense]], [[Secretary of Energy]], Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], [[Director of National Intelligence]], and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are members.  

The '''National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') was created in 1947 by law for coordinating and implementing [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]]. By statute, the President. the [[Vice President]],<ref><small>[[President Truman]], who signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law, was kept in the dark about the development and existence of the [[atomic bomb]] while serving as Vice President, and only learned of it after being sworn into office upon President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s death. Prior to the National Security Act, vice presidents had little or no statutory duties in any administration other than their constitutional office as President of the Senate. For the first time a law was enacted giving the vice president duties and obligations within an administration, granting him access to its most classified secrets, and making the vice president an integral part of decision making.</small></ref> [[Secretary of State]], [[Secretary of Defense]], [[Secretary of Energy]], Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], [[Director of National Intelligence]], and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are members.  

Beyond statutory requirements, each president is free to structure his administration as he sees fit. The White House [[Chief of Staff]], White House Counsel, [[National Security Advisor]], Director of Central Intelligence, [[Attorney General]], Treasury Secretary, [[OMB]] Director, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy have often been made members of the NSC or invited to attend meetings.

Beyond statutory requirements, each president is free to structure his administration as he sees fit. The White House [[Chief of Staff]], White House Counsel, [[National Security Advisor]], Director of Central Intelligence, [[Attorney General]], [[Treasury Secretary]], [[OMB]] Director, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy have often been made members of the NSC or invited to attend meetings.

The NSC and its staff now consists of a Principals Committee of decision makers, known as policymakers, and a Deputies Committee charged with analysis, recommendations, and  implementation.

The NSC and its staff now consists of a Principals Committee of decision makers, known as policymakers, and a Deputies Committee charged with analysis, recommendations, and  implementation.