He was the first person appointed to the newly created position of National Security Advisor during the Eisenhower Administration , serving between 1953 and 1955 , and again from 1957 to 1958 . A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School he became an attorney and bank executive in Boston , Massachusetts before taking public office .
A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and attorney and bank executive in Boston , Massachusetts before taking public office , he was the person to serve in the newly created position of National Security Advisor during the Eisenhower Administration .