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Lawyers, academics, military men: national-security advisers exist to guide presidents through the thicket of foreign policy, help shape an agenda—and keep feuding in check.
Henry Kissinger: Nixon's visionary got a thaw with China. But Vietnam still haunts.
Zbigniew Brzezinski: He was Carter's Kissinger; a foreign-policy realist.
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Colin Powell: Mission for Reagan—reputation rehab after the Iran-contra fiasco.
Brent Scowcroft: Bush 41's NSA was among the best; Obama's an admirer.
Sandy Berger: Politically street-smart; was Clinton's go-to problem solver.
Condoleezza Rice: First female NSA, but couldn't check the boys' infighting.
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