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Douglas Brinkley
Born 1960-12-14Atlanta, 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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Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of HappinessSelfRatherSelf - Historian & AuthorStewart Udall: The Politics of BeautySelfFandango at the WallSelfPublic TrustSelf - Professor of History at Rice UniversityThe Obama Years: The Power of WordsSelf - Presidential HistorianReagan: From Movie Star to PresidentHimselfBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James BookerSelfHenry FordHimselfRaceHimselfTheodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White HouseSelfSoul of a People: Writing America's StorySelfBuy the Ticket, Take the RideSelfGoing Upriver: The Long War of John KerrySelf