Douglas Brinkley
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1960-12-14 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Known for
- The Colbert Report (2005)
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) — Self
- The Nineties (2017)
- Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006) — Self
- Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013) — Self
- Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) — Self
- Rather (2023) — Self - Historian & Author
- Henry Ford (2013) — Himself
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)
- Jesse Watters Primetime (2022) — Self
- Race (2010) — Himself
- Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness (2026) — Self
- The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017) — Self - Presidential Historian
- Public Trust (2020) — Self - Professor of History at Rice University
- Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009) — Self
- Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2022) — Self