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
(Self)
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
(Self - Presidential Historian)
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
(Self)
Henry Ford
(Himself)
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
(Self)
Rather
(Self - Historian & Author)
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
(self)
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
(Himself)
Race
(Himself)
Fandango at the Wall
(Self)
Public Trust
(Self - Professor of History at Rice University)
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
(Self)
The Colbert Report
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)