Barbara Hinckley

Barbara Hinckley (died November 21, 1995) was an American political scientist. She was a scholar of the United States Congress and the American presidency. Her work included influential studies of the seniority system in the United States Congress, the rhetoric of American presidents, and the influence of polling on presidential decision-making. Hinckley was a professor of political science at a number of institutions, the last being Purdue University.