Having recorded his first album, 'Tapestry,' in 1969, in Berkeley, California, during the student riots, McLean, a native New Yorker, became a kind of weather vane for what he called the 'generation lost in space.' Douglas Brinkley albumberkeleycalifornia share on social
I have a lot of books I want to write. Douglas Brinkley booklotwrite Change image and share on social
I feel like I'm always learning from people. Douglas Brinkley feellearnpeople Change image and share on social
If you're a Kennedy and you go to Italy or you go to Argentina, you're treated as royalty. And in the United States, we're endlessly fascinated by the family. Douglas Brinkley argentinaendlesslyfamily Change image and share on social
I'm not a historian who thinks Confederate memorials should be boarded up. Douglas Brinkley boardconfederatehistorian Change image and share on social
It is a long revisionist road up from the bottom for George W. Bush. He is ranked toward the bottom rung of presidents. Douglas Brinkley bottombushgeorge Change image and share on social
Animals interest me more than anything else. Douglas Brinkley animalinterest Change image and share on social
John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt. Douglas Brinkley anticarthurchurchill Change image and share on social
To Armstrong, constantly speaking about 'Apollo 11' only diminished the magic. That's why he worked overtime to avoid notice, living a quiet life in Indian Hill, Ohio. Douglas Brinkley apolloarmstrongavoid Change image and share on social
If D-Day - the greatest amphibious operation ever undertaken - failed, there would be no going back to the drawing board for the Allies. Regrouping and attempting another massive invasion of German-occupied France even a few months later in 1944 wasn't an option. Douglas Brinkley allyamphibiousattempt share on social
