Former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft at the National Press Club

Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. National Security Adviser under former President H.W. Bush, smiles as he delivers the keynote address during a ceremony honoring Bush in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.
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Former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft speaks live at the National Press Club as part of the annual Gerald Ford Journalism Awards, which honor outstanding coverage of the presidency and national defense.

Scowcroft served as the National Security Advisor to both Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush. He is now president of The Scowcroft Group and a leading expert on international policy.

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