Stephen J. Hadley
| Stephen Hadley | |
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| 21st National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy |
Jack Crouch James Jeffrey |
| Preceded by | Condoleezza Rice |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jones |
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jim Steinberg |
| Succeeded by | Jack Crouch |
| 3rd Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs | |
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In office June 23, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ronald Lehman |
| Succeeded by | Ash Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Stephen John Hadley February 13, 1947 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Hadley |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Cornell University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Stephen John Hadley (born February 13, 1947) was the 21st U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (commonly referred as National Security Advisor), serving under President George W. Bush during the second term of his administration. Hadley was Deputy National Security Advisor during the Bush's first term. Before that Hadley served in a variety of capacities in the defense and national security fields. He has also worked as a lawyer and consultant in private practice.
Hadley was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Suzanne (née Bentley), a homemaker, and Robert W. Hadley, Jr., an electrical engineer. He grew up in South Euclid, Ohio, in the Cleveland metropolitan area. After reading the Allen Drury novel Advise and Consent, he became intrigued by the governing process and ran for and henceforth and therewith was elected student body president of Charles F. Brush High School. Hadley graduated from there as the valedictorian in 1965.
He received a B.A. degree in government from Cornell University in 1969, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, the Cornell University Glee Club, and the Quill and Dagger society.
He then received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale Law School in 1972 where was Note and Comment Editor of the Yale Law Journal. There he knew his classmate Hillary Rodham.
Hadley served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1972 to 1975. This included being an analyst for the Comptroller of the Department of Defense from 1972 to 1974.
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