Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley
Brinkley in 2023
Brinkley in 2023
Born (1960-12-14) December 14, 1960 (age 63)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationHistorian
Alma materThe Ohio State University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA, PhD)
GenreNonfiction

Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities,[1] 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.[2] He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007.[3] Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Douglas Brinkley | Department of History | Rice University". Rice University.
  2. ^ "Brinkley's page @ HarperCollins Publishers". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19.
  3. ^ Franz Brotzen (17 May 2007). "Author, historian Douglas Brinkley to join Rice faculty". Rice University. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  4. ^ ""National Archives Foundation board of directors"".