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.
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
as SelfBayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man...
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Rather
as Self - Historian & AuthorFor decades, Dan Rather delivered the news with authenticity, integrity and courage. RATHER...
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Henry Ford
as HimselfHENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the...
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The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Presidential HistorianBarack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention...
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Reagan: From Movie Star to President
as HimselfDrawing from the recent book, Reagan: The Life by best-selling biographer H.W. Brands, this...
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Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
as SelfA documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the...
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Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
as SelfIn the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to...
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Fandango at the Wall
as SelfFollow New York City maestro Arturo O’Farrill, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder, to Veracruz,...
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Public Trust
as Self - Professor of History at Rice UniversityThere are 640 million acres of public land in the United States. But there are powerful forces,...
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Race
as HimselfCan one recent local election in Louisiana tell us anything about the state of race relations in...
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The Colbert Report
as uncreditedThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...
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CBS News Sunday Morning
as SelfThe sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...
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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
as uncreditedJoin author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that...
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