21.   And President Ronald Reagan gave a videotaped deposition after he left office in the Iran-Contra prosecution of a former national security adviser, John M. Poindexter.

22.   And Samuel Berger, the deputy national security adviser, is the foreign policy expert.

23.   And President Ronald Reagan gave a videotaped deposition in the Iran-Contra prosecution of former national security adviser John M. Poindexter.

24.   And Putin, after huddling with his own national security advisers, made an appearance on Russian television with a pledge of support for Bush.

25.   And such matters rarely involve the national security adviser.

26.   Anna Deavere Smith joins the cast as national security adviser. . . .

27.   Another top national security adviser said later in the day that the attacks could have been the work of a number of linked organizations.

28.   Another African-American, Condoleeza Rice, is expected to be named national security adviser, and her appointment could be announced as early as Sunday.

29.   Anthony Lake, the national security adviser, and John Sheehan, a three-star general, called on him Tuesday night.

30.   Anthony Lake, the national security adviser, and Strobe Talbott, the deputy secretary of state, had far bigger roles, they say.