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