Birthday:
Dec 14, 1960
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker | Self | 2013 |
| The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Presidential Historian | 2017 |
| Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Self | 2009 |
| Henry Ford | Himself | 2013 |
| Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty | Self | 2022 |
| Rather | Self - Historian & Author | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House | self | 2010 |
| Reagan: From Movie Star to President | Himself | 2016 |
| Race | Himself | 2010 |
| Fandango at the Wall | Self | 2020 |
| Public Trust | Self - Professor of History at Rice University | 2020 |
| Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry | Self | 2004 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| The Colbert Report | 2005 | |
| Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | 2018 | |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1979 |
