Douglas Brinkley
Known For
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.
Most Known For
The Colbert Report
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Rather
as Self - Historian & Author
Public Trust
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Race
as Himself
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Presidential Historian
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
as Self
Henry Ford
as Himself
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
as Himself
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
as Self
Fandango at the Wall
as Self
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
as Self
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
as Self
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
as self