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Incumbents

NRA President
Carolyn D. Meadows

Executive Vice President
Wayne LaPierre

The president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a largely symbolic role,^[1] which dates back to the NRA's origins in New York on 17 November 1871.^[2] Founded by George Wood Wingate and William Conant Church, two Union veterans dismayed by the lack of shooting skills among recruits,^[3] the rifle association voted to have Union general Ambrose Burnside as its first president.^[4] Church would soon succeed Burnside as the second president of the organization,^[5] and Wingate would become the tenth in 1886.^[6]

Throughout its history, presidents have served purposes ranging from providing the NRA greater legitimacy^[6]^[7] to intentionally provoking outrage and condemnation.^[2]^[8] Since the 1990s, some NRA presidents have made controversial statements such as when James W. Porter II referred to Barack Obama as a "fake president" and when Charlton Heston proclaimed to gun control advocates that they could only have his firearm after taking it "from my cold, dead hands."^[2]^[9]

While once elected at the annual convention,^[10] As of 2019^[update], NRA presidents are chosen by the board of directors.^[11] They generally serve out two one-year terms.^[12] While the position of president is unpaid, during Oliver North's time in office he sought to make the position a paid one, but this initiative failed when he was ousted as president after a power struggle with vice president Wayne LaPierre.^[13] Some former presidents have later been employed by the NRA^[14] such as Marion Hammer, the association's first female president, who is the executive director of the group's Florida affiliate.^[15]^[16] Since 1991, the executive vice president, who acts as the group's chief operating officer,^[17] has been Wayne LaPierre, despite several internal challenges to his role.^[17]^[18]

There have been 65 NRA presidents, serving 67 distinct terms. Those who have held the position include former president Ulysses S. Grant, Harlon Carter, American Football League commissioner Joe Foss, and David Keene. As of 2019^[update], the current president of the National Rifle Association is Carolyn D. Meadows.

Presidents of the National Rifle Association

colored painting of President Ulysses S. Grant — Presidential Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

Black and white photograph of Merritt A. Edson in uniform — Retired Marine officer "Red Mike" Edson

Photograph of Charlton Heston in a suit addressing guests — Actor Charlton Heston at an American Film Institute gala


#	Name	Tenure	Background	Ref.
1	Ambrose Burnside	1871–1872	Union general	^[4]
2	William Conant Church	1872–1875	Journalist	^[19]^[20]
3	Alexander Shaler	1875–1877	Union general	^[21]^[22]
4	N. P. Stanton	1877–1880	Judge	^[22]^[23]^[24]
5	Henry A. Gildersleeve	1880	Judge	^[24]^[25]
6	Winfield S. Hancock	1881	Democratic presidential nominee in 1880	^[26]^[27]
7	E. L. Molineux	1882	Union soldier	^[25]
8	Ulysses S. Grant	1883–1884	18th President of the United States	^[25]
9	Philip Sheridan	1885	Union general	^[25]
10	George Wood Wingate	1886–1900	Union soldier	^[6]^[7]
11	Bird W. Spencer	1900–1907	Brigadier general	^[7]^[28]
12	James Drain	1907–1916	Washington Adjutant General	^[28]^[29]
13	William Libbey	1916–1921	Sports shooter	^[30]^[31]
14	Smith W. Brookhart	1921–1925	U.S. Senator from Iowa	^[32]^[33]
15	Francis E. Warren	1925^[a]	U.S. Senator from Wyoming	^[35]^[34]
16	Smith W. Brookhart	1925–1926	U.S. Senator from Iowa	^[36]^[37]
17	Fred M. Waterbury	1926–1927	Lieutenant colonel	^[38]
18	L. M. Rumsey Jr.	1928	Lieutenant colonel	^[39]^[40]
19	Patrick J. Hurley	1929	Assistant Secretary of War	^[41]
20	Benedict Crowell	1930–1931	Brigadier general	^[42]
21	G. A. Fraser	1932	Brigadier general	^[42]^[43]
22	Karl T. Frederick	1934	Sports shooter	^[44]
23	Ammon B. Critchfield	1936	Ohio Adjutant general	^[42]^[45]^[46]
24	Gustavus D. Pope	1937–1938	Humanitarian	^[42]^[47]^[48]
25	Littleton W. T. Waller Jr.	1939	Brigadier general	^[42]^[49]
26	Nathaniel C. Nash	1941	Botanist	^[42]^[50]
27	Hilliard Comstock	1942–1943	Judge	^[42]^[51]
28	Thurman Randle	1944–1946	Lieutenant colonel	^[42]^[52]
29	Francis W. Parker Jr.	1946–1947	Patent lawyer	^[42]^[53]
30	Emmett Swanson	1948–1949	Sports shooter	^[42]^[54]
31	Merritt A. Edson	1949–1950	Marine Corps general	^[42]^[54]
32	Harry D. Linn	1951–1952	Businessman	^[42]^[55]
33	J. Alvin Badeaux	1953–1954	Activist	^[42]^[56]^[57]
34	Morton C. Mumma	1955	Rear admiral	^[42]^[58]
35	George R. Whittington	1957	Attorney	^[42]^[59]
36	Irvine C. Porter	1959–1961	Attorney	^[42]^[60]^[61]
37	John M. Schooley	1961–1963	Sheriff of Denver	^[42]^[62]^[63]
38	Bartlett Rummel	1963–1964	Judge	^[42]^[64]
39	Harlon Carter	1965–1967	Activist	^[42]^[65]
40	Harold W. Glassen	1967–1968	Sports shooter	^[42]^[66]
41	Woodson D. Scott	1969–1970	Attorney	^[67]^[68]
42	Fred M. Hakenjos	1971	Artist	^[42]^[69]
43	C. R. Gutermuth	1973–1974	Conservationist	^[42]^[70]^[71]
44	Merrill W. Wright	1975	Major general	^[42]^[60]
45	Lloyd M. Mustin	1977–1978	Vice admiral	^[10]^[72]^[73]^[74]
46	John B. Layton	1979	Washington, D.C. Chief of police	^[42]^[75]
47	Keith M. Gaffaney	1981–1983	Police officer	^[42]^[76]
48	Howard W. Pollock	1983–1985	Alaskan Congressman	^[42]^[77]
49	Alonzo H. Garcelon	1985	Dentist	^[42]^[60]^[78]
50	James E. Reinke	1985–1988	Eastern Airlines Vice President	^[78]^[79]^[80]^[81]
51	Joe Foss	1988–1990	20th Governor of South Dakota	^[42]^[82]
52	Richard D. Riley	1990–1992	Activist	^[83]^[42]^[84]
53	Robert K. Corbin	1992–1993	Arizona Attorney General	^[42]^[85]
54	Thomas L. Washington	1994–1995	Conservationist	^[42]^[86]
55	Marion Hammer	1995–1998	Activism\|Activist	^[16]^[87]^[88]
56	Charlton Heston	1998–2003	Actor	^[89]
57	Kayne Robinson	2003–2005	Des Moines Chief of detectives	^[90]^[91]
58	Sandra Froman	2005–2007	Attorney	^[92]
59	John C. Sigler	2007–2009	Attorney	^[93]^[94]
60	Ron Schmeits	2009–2011	Mayor of Jordan, Minnesota	^[94]^[95]
61	David Keene	2011–2013	Activist	^[96]
62	James W. Porter II	2013–2015	Activist^[b]	^[61]^[97]
63	Allan D. Cors	2015–2017	Sports shooter	^[98]^[99]^[100]
64	Pete Brownell	2017–2018	Businessperson	^[90]^[101]
65	Carolyn D. Meadows	2018	Activist	^[102]
66	Oliver North	2018–2019	Political commentator	^[103]
67	Carolyn D. Meadows	2019–	Activist	^[102]

Notes

^ Resigned 16 May 1925 along with first Vice President Major General Fred C. Ainsworth. At the time, Fred M. Waterbury was second Vice President.^[34]
^ Son of Irvine C. Porter

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[35] Resigned 16 May 1925 along with first Vice President Major General Fred C. Ainsworth. At the time, Fred M. Waterbury was second Vice President.^[34]

[98] Son of Irvine C. Porter

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[Graham-2] Graham, David A. (7 May 2018). "The Logic of the NRA Choosing Ollie North as President". The Atlantic. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[Rothman-3] Rothman, Lily (17 November 2015). "The Original Reason the NRA Was Founded". Time. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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[5] Bedard, Paul (14 April 2018). "Rare Abraham Lincoln tie to the NRA shows up at auction". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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[BBC-9] "Why is US gun lobby NRA so controversial?". BBC. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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[12] Pane, Lisa Marie (27 April 2019). "North says he won't serve second term as president of NRA". www.wdtv.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[13] Hakim, Danny (29 April 2019). "Wayne LaPierre Prevails in Fierce Battle for the N.R.A." The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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[15] Reinhard, Beth; Hamburger, Tom (6 September 2019). "NRA board member and former president Marion Hammer obtained low-interest loan from affiliate she leads". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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v t e National Rifle Association of America
Presidents	Ambrose Burnside (1871–72) William Conant Church (1872–75) Alexander Shaler (1875–77) Winfield Scott Hancock (1881) Ulysses S. Grant (1883–84) Philip Sheridan (1885) George Wood Wingate (1886–1900) William Libbey (1916–21) Smith W. Brookhart (1921–25; 1925–26) Francis E. Warren (1925) Patrick J. Hurley (1929) Benedict Crowell (1930–31) Karl Frederick (1934) Littleton W. T. Waller Jr. (1939) Emmett Swanson (1948–49) Merritt A. Edson (1949–50) Morton C. Mumma (1955) Harlon Carter (1965–67) Lloyd M. Mustin (1977–78) Howard Wallace Pollock (1983–85) Joe Foss (1988–90) Robert K. Corbin (1992–93) Marion Hammer (1995–98) Charlton Heston (1998–2003) Sandra Froman (2005–07) David Keene (2011–13) James W. Porter II (2013–15) Pete Brownell (2017–18) Oliver North (2018–19) Carolyn D. Meadows (2018; 2019–21) Charles L. Cotton (since 2021)
CEOs and Executive Vice Presidents	Milton Reckord (1926–49) C. B. Lister (1949–51) Merritt A. Edson (1951–55) Floyd Lavinius Parks (1956–59) Franklin Orth (1959–70) Maxwell Rich (1970–77) Harlon Carter (1977–85) G. Ray Arnett (1985–86) J. Warren Cassidy (1986–91) Wayne LaPierre (1991–2024)
See also	NRA Foundation Camp Perry Eddie Eagle Institute for Legislative Action Political Victory Fund National Firearms Museum Great American Outdoor Show NRATV The Price of Freedom (2021)