National Security Council
Events (176)
- July 26, 1947: President Truman Signs National Security Act of 1947 1947-07-26
- June 4, 1969: Nixon Decides No More NSC Meetings 1969-06-04
- April 24-30, 1970: Nixon Orders Invasion of Cambodia; Kissinger Staffers Resign Rather than Participate in Coordination 1970-04-24
- August 26, 1974: Ford Pursues Media Leak of Coup Prevention Story 1974-08-26
- June 30, 1982: FEMA Memo Outlines Standby Martial Law Doctrine 1982-06-30
- March 17, 1983: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser, Ex-CIA Agent Create Plan to Supply Nicaraguan Contras 1983-03-17
- February 23, 1984: Soviets Reach Out to Reagan for Renewal of ‘Positive’ Dialogue 1984-02-23
- August 2, 1984: Attorney General Objects to FEMA Martial Law Plans 1984-08-02
- October 10, 1984: Second Boland Amendment Outlaws CIA, Defense Department, or Third-Party Funding of Contras 1984-10-10
- December 21, 1984: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser Introduces North to Contra Liaison 1984-12-21
- April 9, 1985: NSC Staffer Warns Boss that Neoconservative Consultant a Risk for Passing Information to Israel 1985-04-09
- May 3, 1985: Neoconservative NSC Consultant Tells Israel that US Supports Arms Sales to Iran 1985-05-03
- June 11, 1985: NSC Advocates US Arms Sales to Iran 1985-06-11
- August 20, 1985: Neoconservative NSC Consultant Loses Security Clearance 1985-08-20
- September 4, 1985: State Department Official Learns of North’s Illegal Funding of Contras, Tasked to ‘Monitor’ North 1985-09-04
- November 17, 1985: Oliver North Put in Charge of Missile Shipment to Iran 1985-11-17
- January 9, 1986: North, CIA Official Discuss Possible Connection to Vice President 1986-01-09
- January 16, 1986: North: Neoconservative NSC Adviser Should be Polygraphed Regularly 1986-01-16
- January 17, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Clandestine Sale of Antitank Missiles to Iran 1986-01-17
- January 24, 1986: North: Aide May be Profiting from Arms Sales 1986-01-24
- May 29, 1986: McFarlane Briefs Reagan and Bush on Failed Arms-for-Hostages Negotiations 1986-05-29
- July 23, 1986: CIA Director Casey Plots to Break Stalled Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1986-07-23
- August 12, 1986: Contra Liaison Claims Contras Being Sold Shoddy Goods; Indicates Link between Contras and Bush 1986-08-12
- September 19-20, 1986: Third-Party Sabotage on Behalf of Contras Discussed 1986-09-19
- October 10, 1986: State Department Official Repeats Lies about Contra Knowledge to Conservative Columnist 1986-10-10
- November 21-23, 1986: North, NSC Officials Destroy Evidence 1986-11-21
- November 25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Reveals Iran-Contra Funding Connection; Poindexter Resigns, North Fired 1986-11-25
- November 27, 1986: North’s Secretary Portrays ‘Shredding Party’ as Business as Usual 1986-11-27
- November 28, 1986: North’s Secretary, Other NSC Officials Agree to Conceal Evidence from FBI 1986-11-28
- December 17, 1986: State Department Official Claims Not to Know Contra Liaison 1986-12-17
- February 26, 1987: Tower Commission Finds NSC Staff Conducted Rogue Iran-Contra Operation, Reagan Largely Unaware 1987-02-26
- February 27, 1987: North’s Secretary Admits Lying to Investigators 1987-02-27
- June 23-25, 1987: NSC Official Either Received Kickbacks from US-Iranian Arms Sales or Represented Israel, Not US, in Negotiations 1987-06-23
- November 18, 1988: President Reagan Assigns Wide Range of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities 1988-11-18
- August 1-2, 1990: US Diplomat Wilson Works to Avoid Escalation of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict 1990-08-01
- July 22, 1991: Iran-Contra Related to BCCI Scandal 1991-07-22
- October 21, 1995: Clinton Launches Interagency Effort to Track Bin Laden’s Money; Effort Fizzles 1995-10-21
- March 8, 1996-April 1996: US Asks Sudan for Its Files on Al-Qaeda, Then Declines to Accept Them 1996-03-08
- December 3, 1999: CIA Tells Top Administration Officials It Will Continue Renditions against Al-Qaeda 1999-12-03
- December 14-25, 1999: Private Investigators Discover Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cell in California 1999-12-14
- December 25, 1999: US Intelligence Learns of Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cell in California but Fails to Take Action 1999-12-25
- December 29, 2000: CIA Develops ‘Blue Sky’ Plan to Increase Support to Massoud, Strike Bin Laden 2000-12-29
- February 13, 2001: Interagency Counterterrorism Communications Now Channeled Through National Security Adviser Rice 2001-02-13
- May 8, 2001: Cheney to Oversee National Effort for Responding to Domestic Attacks, but No Action Is Taken before 9/11 2001-05-08
- May 23, 2001: Former Unocal Employee Becomes Bush’s Special Assistant to Middle East and Central Asia 2001-05-23
- September 4-11, 2001: ISI Director Visits Washington for Mysterious Meetings 2001-09-04
- September 9, 2001: Congressperson Foresees Something Terrible Will Happen in Wake of Massoud Assassination 2001-09-09
- Early June-September 10, 2001: Armed Drone Ready to Hit Bin Laden, but Bureacratic Concerns Prevent Its Use 2001-09-10
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: US Decides Not to Bomb Drug-Related Targets in Afghanistan 2001-09-11
- (3:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Meets with Top Officials via Video Conference Call 2001-09-11