Code: SL22805
Dates: October 21, 2025
Meets: 7:15 PM to 8:45 PM
Sessions: 1
Location: Lower Merion High School
Course Fee: $39.00
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
| Fee: | $39.00 |
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Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Course Fee | $ 39.00 |
| Optional Fee | Donation | $ 0.00 |
David Barrett
I am professor of political science at Villanova University. This is my 36th year at Villanova. I am author of four books dealing with Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, especially their handling of the Vietnam War, and their relations with the CIA. They have been reviewed in such publications as the Washington Post and the New York Review of Books. I am currently writing a comprehensive history of the CIA and the Kennedy presidency. I have taught the course, “U. S. Presidency,” many times. I grew up in Louisiana and Texas, attended Notre Dame as an undergrad, and then worked in broadcasting, most importantly as producer and host of local programs on the PBS television station, WNIT, in South Bend, Indiana. I ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana in 1984, then went to England to earn a master’s degree in political science. After returning to Notre Dame and earning a Ph. D., I came to Villanova.