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Presidential DirectivesPresidential directives are a form of executive order issued by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the National Security Council. Because of the nature of presidential directives as pertaining to the national security of the United States, many presidential directives are promulgated as classified. Various presidents since the administration of John F. Kennedy have issued such directives but under different names. - Kennedy called his presidential directives National Security Action Memoranda or NSAMs. Lyndon Johnson kept the name during his tenure in the White House.
- Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called their presidential directives National Security Decision Memoranda or NSDMs.
- Jimmy Carter simply called his orders Presidential Directives or PDs.
- Ronald Reagan used the title National Security Decision Directives or NSDDs.
- George H. W. Bush called them National Security Directives or NSDs.
- Bill Clinton called them Presidential Decision Directives or PDDs.
- George W. Bush issues National Security Presidential Directives or NSPDs.
Homeland Security Presidential Directives Many important presidential directives are not made public while others are publicized to quell the fears of citizens during times of international tension, such as those issued after the September 11, 2001 attacks. On October 29, 2001, George W. Bush designated special presidential directives called Homeland Security Presidential Directives or HSPDs to be issued by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Homeland Security Council. The first such directive created the Homeland Security Council while the second changed immigration policies to combat terrorism.
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