David M. Barrett Research Files, 1946-1973

Summary

Creator:

Barrett, David M., 1951-

Date:

1946-1973

Extent:

3 box(es) (3 linear feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

David M. Barrett Research Files, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials were compiled by Barrett while conducting research for his book The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy. Files consist of copies of documents (such as correspondence, memoranda, telegraphs, congressional records, correspondence, clippings, statements, budget information, and reports) from other archival repositories, historical studies, and researcher notes. They provide an in depth record of the relationship between Congress and the CIA as well as a study of the CIA itself.

Biographical / historical:

David M. Barrett was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1951. He graduated in 1973 from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's in American studies. After working as a radio news director, Barrett became the Public Affairs Director for WNIT Public Television, in South Bend, Indiana for eight years. In this capacity he produced documentaries, moderated political debates, and hosted and produced a nightly interview program. Barrett occasionally contributed background information for use on "The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour," and appeared as a guest interviewer on William F. Buckley's "Firing Line" in January 1984. Barrett occasionally conducted interviews for two syndicated television series produced by Oblate Media, Golden Dome Productions, and the University of Notre Dame's Institute for International Peace Studies from 1988 to 1991. In 1984, he was a candidate in the Democratic primary election campaign for the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's third congressional district.

Barrett received his master's from the University of Essex in England in 1985 and his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. He currently serves as Professor of Political Science at Villanova University. His chief research interests are the U.S. presidency and Congress in relation to foreign, defense, and intelligence policies. The most recent of his three books—The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy—explores the confidential interactions between heads of the Central Intelligence Agency and congressional leaders. The first two examined Vietnam: Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam Papers: A Documentary Collection and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers. Barrett has published numerous articles and papers and is the recipient of many fellowships, grants, and honors.

Arrangement:

The files are primarily in chronological order with several topical files arranged by subject.

Related

Related material:

Richard B. Russell, Jr. CollectionRichard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History ProjectDean Rusk Oral History Project

Separated material:

Allen Dulles Papers, Mudd Library, Princeton UniversityBryce Harlow Papers, Dwight D. Eisenhower LibraryCentral Intelligence Agency Records, National Archives and Records AdministrationDewey Short Papers, Lyons Library, College of OzarksCharles Kersten Papers, Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette UniversityH. Alexander Smith Papers, Mudd Library, Princeton UniversityJohn Foster Dulles Papers, Mudd Library, Princeton UniversityMillard Tydings Papers, University of Maryland at College Park LibrariesStyles Bridges Papers, New Hampshire State ArchivesUnited States Congress Records, National Archives and Records AdministrationDwight D. Eisenhower LibraryJohn F. Kennedy LibraryLyndon B. Johnson Library

Indexed terms

Subjects:

United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

David M. Barrett Research Files, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.