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David M. Kennedy Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Stanford University An Invitation to Struggle: The Constitution, the Military, and Political Accountability Tuesday, February 3, 2009 – 4:10 p.m. Lipman Room, Barrows Hall, 8th Floor Read the Berkeleyan article: The march to war, from Bonaparte to Bush As a historian with an academic background in American Studies, David Kennedy is known for sharp analysis of American history through the multiple lenses of culture, economics, and politics.  In his 20th century United States history courses Kennedy explores the many aspects of American political and social thought, American foreign policy, American literature, and the comparative development of democracy in Europe and America.  Recently, his research interests have touched on the relevant issue of the power dynamics among the nation’s governing branches and the social and political consequences therein.  Jefferson lecture description: The American Founders granted Congress