Douglas Brinkley
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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
Credits
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness (2026)
as Self
Public Trust (2020)
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Rather (2023)
as Self - Historian & Author
Fandango at the Wall (2020)
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
Race (2010)
as Himself
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009)
as Self
Henry Ford (2013)
as Himself
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013)
as Self
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2022)
as Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017)
as Self - Presidential Historian
Reagan: From Movie Star to President (2016)
as Himself
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
as Self
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House (2010)
as Self