President Trump’s jettisoned national security adviser has set a record — by holding the job for a mere 24 days, the shortest tenure, by far, on record.
Michael Flynn, who tendered his resignation Monday night, took the dubious distinction from William H. Jackson, who served President Dwight Eisenhower as national security adviser in 1956 but only lasted four months.
Most hold the position for longer than a year, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Henry Kissinger, the national security adviser with the highest public profile, held the position the longest, from 1969 to 1975, serving Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in that time. (He also served as secretary of state from 1973 to 1977.)
Eisenhower created the position, which has now been held by 25 people, in 1953.
Flynn resigned Monday after being accused of having illegal contact with Russian officials.