Douglas Brinkley
Acting
Born: 1960-12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Colbert Report
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Nineties
Public Trust
Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
Rather
Self - Historian & Author
Race
Himself
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
Fandango at the Wall
Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Presidential Historian
Henry Ford
Himself
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Self
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Self
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Himself
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
Self