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David M. Barrett, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Political Science
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts Rm 262
Political Science
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
david.barrett@villanova.edu
(610) 519-4128

Education:
  • 1973- B.A., University of Notre Dame
  • 1986- M.A., University of Essex (England)
  • 1990- Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Teaching Areas:
  • National Security Policy
  • Intelligence Policy
  • U.S. Presidency
  • The Vietnam War and American Presidents
Research Areas:
  • U.S. Intelligence agencies, issues, and history, including congressional oversight and presidential direction of intelligence
  • The U.S. Presidency
  • National Security Policy
Professional Experience:
  • Prior to academia, I worked in radio and television journalism. I also ran for political office (U. S. House of Representatives) in 1984.
Publications:
  • "The CIA & Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy" (2005)
  • "Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam Papers: A Documentary Collection" (1997)
  • "Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers" (1993)
Honors and Awards:
  • D. B. Hardeman Prize (2006) for "Best Book of the Year on Congress", Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation
  • Bellagio Writing Fellowship (1998), Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy
  • Research Grant (1998), Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, Illinois
  • Research Support Grant (1994), American Political Science Association