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Directives, Instructions, Specifications & Standards

Presidental Policy Documents

Guides & Indexes

Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
National Archives

Digital National Security Archive (1945-current) (ProQuest)
Declassified, primary government documents. US foreign and military policy, post World War II.

Presidential Policy Documents Guides & Indexes Executive Orders Disposition Tables
(January 9, 1939 - Present) National Archives
NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL)
National Security Council (NSC) Historical List of Policy Documents
Memoranda, Directives and Reviews
Presidential Directives and Where to Find them
Library of Congress
Presidential Directives & Executive Orders
Federation of American Scientists

Obama Administration (2009- )

Executive Acts & Orders
White House

Bush Administration (2001-2009)

Executive Acts & Orders
White House
Homeland Security Presidential Directives
Federation of American Scientists
National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD)
Federation of American Scientists

Clinton Administration (1993-2001)

Presidential Decision Directives (PDD)
Federation of American Scientists
Presidential Review Directives (PRD)
Federation of American Scientists

Bush Administration (1989-1993)

National Security Directives (NSD)
Federation of American Scientists
George Bush Library NSD Collection
National Security Reviews (NSR)
Federation of American Scientists
George Bush Library NSR Collection

Reagan Administration (1981-1989)

National Security Decision Directives (NSDD)
Federation of American Scientists
National Security Study Directives (NSSD)
Federation of American Scientists

Carter Administration (1977-1981)

Presidential Directives (PD)
Federation of American Scientists
Presidential Review Memoranda (PRM)
Federation of American Scientists

Ford Administration (1974-1977)

National Security Decision Memoranda (NSDM)
Federation of American Scientists
National Security Study Memoranda (NSSM)
Federation of American Scientists

Nixon Administration (1969-1977)

National Security Decision Memoranda (NSDM)
Federation of American Scientists
National Security Study Memoranda (NSSM)
Federation of American Scientists

Johnson Administration (1963-1969)

National Security Action Memorada (NSAM)
Federation of American Scientists
Lyndon B. Johnson Library NSAM Collection

Kennedy Administration (1961-1963)

Executive Orders
University of Michigan
National Security Action Memorada (NSAM)
Federation of American Scientists
John F. Kennedy Library NSAM Collection

Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961)

National Security Council
Federation of American Scientists

Truman Administration (1945-1953)

National Security Council
Federation of American Scientists

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