Reagan never cottoned to dictators. He was pure in this notion in a true belief that democracy was the best solution in the world because it spoke to people's hopes and dreams and aspirations, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of speech. Douglas Brinkley aspirationbeliefcotton share on social
The myth-making about Appomattox started from the moment Lee left the courthouse on his horse to travel to Richmond. Douglas Brinkley appomattoxcourthousehorse Change image and share on social
Reagan was a pure liberation, free-and-fair election American. Douglas Brinkley americanelectionfair Change image and share on social
John Kerry only went to prep schools because he had an aunt who had the money to pay for his way into those prep schools. Douglas Brinkley auntjohnkerry Change image and share on social
Although Cronkite had once crash landed in a Dutch potato field under enemy fire, he chose instead to focus on celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the hands of the Free Dutch. Douglas Brinkley celebratechoosecrash Change image and share on social
When I was 8 years old, I made my own encyclopedia of American biography - Johnny Appleseed, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Charles Lindbergh, my pantheon of favorite heroes. Then I would write my own things and sew them together and try to make my own book. Douglas Brinkley americanappleseedbiography share on social
Walter Cronkite had a golden rule for all wartime reporters: never self-aggrandize. Douglas Brinkley aggrandizecronkitegolden Change image and share on social
President Obama had a few historians at the White House for a couple of dinners. I was lucky enough to be one of those asked, and he was very interested in Ronald Reagan, and I came away feeling that. Douglas Brinkley askcoupledinner Change image and share on social
We can only imagine the history of the free world today if, at the end of the Civil War, there had been two countries: the United States and the Confederate States of America. Douglas Brinkley americacivilconfederate Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, one of the biggest misperceptions the American public harbors is that Katrina was a week-long catastrophe. In truth, it's better to view it as an era. Douglas Brinkley americanbigcatastrophe Change image and share on social
