National War College

National War College
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
	Roosevelt Hall
location	Washington, DC
Coordinates	38 ° 51 '48 " N , 77 ° 1' 1" W Coordinates: 38 ° 51 '48 " N , 77 ° 1' 1" W.
Built	1903-1907
architect	McKim, Mead, and White
Architectural style	neo-classical , beaux-arts
NRHP number	72001535
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The NRHP added	November 28, 1972
Declared as an NHL	November 28, 1972

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The National War College (NWC) is an institute of the National Defense University of the US Armed Forces . It is located in Theodore Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair , Washington, DC , the oldest active US Army base .

General

The NWC was established on July 1, 1946 as the successor to the Army-Navy Staff College , which existed from June 1943 to July 1946.

Many staff officers of the national armed forces complete courses at the NWC in order to qualify for later staff and command assignments.

On November 28, 1972, the National War College became a Historic Monument and was granted National Historic Landmark status .

George F. Kennan , historian and diplomat, lecturer 1946

Fritz GA Kraemer , geostrategist and security advisor at the US Department of Defense 1948–1978

Colin Powell , former Chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of State , graduate

Bisa Williams , diplomat, graduate