| Years Served | President(s) | Chairman | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 - 1993 | George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton | Colin Powell | 100%
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| 1978 - 1982 | Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan | David C. Jones | 100%
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| 2019 - 2023 | Donald Trump, Joe Biden | Mark Milley | 100%
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| 1953 - 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Arthur W. Radford | 50%
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| 2023 - 2025 | Joe Biden, Donald Trump | Charles Q. Brown Jr. | 50%
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| (Acting) 2025 | Donald Trump | Christopher W. Grady | 50%
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| 2025 - Present | Donald Trump | Dan Caine | 50%
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| (Acting) 1993 | Bill Clinton | David E. Jeremiah | 50%
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| 1964 - 1970 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon | Earle Wheeler | 50%
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| 1974 - 1978 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter | George S. Brown | 50%
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| 1997 - 2001 | Bill Clinton, George W. Bush | Hugh Shelton | 50%
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| 1993 - 1997 | Bill Clinton | John Shalikashvili | 50%
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| 1982 - 1985 | Ronald Reagan | John W. Vessey Jr. | 50%
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| 2015 - 2019 | Barack Obama, Donald Trump | Joseph Dunford | 50%
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| 1960 - 1962 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy | Lyman Lemnitzer | 50%
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| 2011 - 2015 | Barack Obama | Martin Dempsey | 50%
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| 1962 - 1964 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson | Maxwell D. Taylor | 50%
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| 2007 - 2011 | George W. Bush, Barack Obama | Michael Mullen | 50%
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| 1957 - 1960 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Nathan F. Twining | 50%
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| 1949 - 1953 | Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower | Omar Bradley | 50%
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| 2005 - 2007 | George W. Bush | Peter Pace | 50%
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| 2001 - 2005 | George W. Bush | Richard Myers | 50%
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| 1970 - 1974 | Richard Nixon | Thomas H. Moorer | 50%
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| 1985 - 1989 | Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush | William J. Crowe Jr. | 50%
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