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The President's Daily Brief {Link without Title} '' article The PDB is intended to provide the president with new international intelligence warranting attention and analysis of sensitive international situations. The prototype of the PDB was called the President's Intelligence Check List; the first was produced by Richard Lehman (CIA Officer) at the direction of Huntington D. Sheldon on June 17 , 1961 . The CIA produced the first PDB for Lyndon B. Johnson on December 1 1964 . Although the production and coordination of the PDB was a CIA responsibility, other members of the US intelligence community reviewed articles (the "coordination" process) and were free to write and submit articles for inclusion. While the name of the PDB implies exclusivity, it has historically been briefed to other high officials. The distribution list has varied over time, but has always or almost always included the Secretaries of State and Defense and the National Security Advisor. Rarely, special editions of the PDB have actually been "for the President's eyes only," with further dissemination of the information contained left to the President's discretion. Production of the PDB is closely linked to that of another publication, historically called the National Intelligence Daily, that contains many of the same items but is distributed considerably more widely than the PDB. Former Presidents are entitled to receive the PDB, if they so desire, only after the sitting President actually receives his daily briefing. '' article .]] During a briefing on The PDB came under increased public awareness during testimony in front of the National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States , which was convened in 2004 to analyze the September 11, 2001 Attacks on the United States Of America . On April 8 , 2004 , after testimony by then- National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice , the Commission renewed calls for the Declassification of a PDB from August 6 , 2001 , entitled '' Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US''. Two days later, the White House complied, and released The Document With Minimal Redactions . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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