
Douglas Brinkley
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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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(13)

Rather
Self - Historian & Author
2023
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
Self
2022

Fandango at the Wall
Self
2020

Public Trust
Self - Professor of History at Rice University
2020

The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Presidential Historian
2017

Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Himself
2016

Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
2013

Henry Ford
Himself
2013

Race
Himself
2010

Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
Self
2010

Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Self
2009

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
2006

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Self
2004



