Overview
Douglas Brinkley
Known For
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
Stewart Lee Udall was the most prominent and effective Secretary...
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004...
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Drawing from the recent book, Reagan: The Life by best-selling...
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans...
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.