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 (18 titles)
MovieDisney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self · 2026
3.2MovieRather
Self - Historian & Author · 2023
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
Self · 2022
MovieFandango at the Wall
Self · 2020
10.0MoviePublic Trust
Self - Professor of History at Rice University · 2020
8.0ShowFiring Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
6.9ShowThe Nineties
2017
10.0MovieThe Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Presidential Historian · 2017
MovieReagan: From Movie Star to President
Himself · 2016
7.1MovieBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self · 2013
8.4MovieHenry Ford
Himself · 2013
6.8MovieRace
Himself · 2010
MovieTheodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
Self · 2010
MovieSoul of a People: Writing America's Story
Self · 2009
7.2MovieBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self · 2006
6.9ShowThe Colbert Report
2005
7.3MovieGoing Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Self · 2004
7.0ShowCBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1979