On December 29 , 1952 , president-elect Eisenhower appointed Cutler as assistant to the president for national security affairs . In this position , Cutler played a major role in turning the National Security Council into a top policy making body . He tendered his resignation on March 8 , 1955 and was succeeded by Dillon Anderson on April 1 . On March 31 , 1955 he received the Medal of Freedom for his " outstanding contribution to the security and defense of our nation
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Robert Cutler