Douglas Brinkley

I'm not a historian who thinks Confederate memorials should be boarded up.

Nixon was always willing to be bipartisan, so there are a lot of surprises in the man.

Theodore Roosevelt had been enthralled with the idea of Texas since 1883, when he arrived in the Dakota Territory to ranch cattle.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.