1960-12-14 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.
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Rather | Self - Historian & Author | 2023-06-09 |
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Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty | Self | 2022-10-22 |
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Public Trust | Self - Professor of History at Rice University | 2020-02-17 |
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Fandango at the Wall | Self | 2020-09-28 |
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The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Presidential Historian | 2017-03-09 |
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Reagan: From Movie Star to President | Himself | 2016-11-12 |
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Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker | Self | 2013-03-14 |
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Henry Ford | Himself | 2013-01-29 |
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Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House | self | 2010-07-01 |
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Race | Himself | 2010-12-13 |
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Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Self | 2009-09-06 |
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Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry | Self | 2004-10-03 |