David M. Barrett is a professor of political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 at Villanova University

Villanova University

Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

and author of "The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy" (2005), Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam Papers (1997), and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers (1993). A former radio and television journalist, Barrett unsuccessfully sought election in Indiana to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984.

Education

Barrett received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1973, his Masters Degree from the University of Essex (England) in 1985, and a Doctorate Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1990.

Courses frequently taught

Barrett teaches classes related to U.S. Intelligence agencies, National Security Policy, the U.S. Presidency, and a Senior Seminar on the U. S. Presidency and the Vietnam War.

External links

• Homepage
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/23/AR2005112302093_pf.html
• http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=651312