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