Douglas Brinkley

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Born 1960-12-14 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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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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Public TrustThe Obama Years: The Power of WordsHenry FordFiring Line with Margaret HooverGoing Upriver: The Long War of John KerryBuy the Ticket, Take the RideBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James BookerThe Colbert ReportThe NinetiesCBS News Sunday Morning