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.

Known For

The Colbert Report

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self

Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker

as Self

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

as Self

Henry Ford

as Himself

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

as Self - Presidential Historian

Rather

as Self - Historian & Author

Race

as Himself

Public Trust

as Self - Professor of History at Rice University