Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Date of Birth:
12/14/1960
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.
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Henry Ford
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
Rather
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Race
Fandango at the Wall
Public Trust
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry