John Kerry doesn't think in terms of black-and-white. He's all gray, and he looks at all sides of the issues. That makes people think he likes to be devil's advocate. Whatever you say, he'll challenge you on. Douglas Brinkley advocateblackchallenge share on social
As a composer, Dylan now fits comfortably alongside George Gershwin or Irving Berlin, though he grumpily refuses to wear any man's collar. Douglas Brinkley alongsideberlincollar Change image and share on social
Theodore Roosevelt had been enthralled with the idea of Texas since 1883, when he arrived in the Dakota Territory to ranch cattle. Douglas Brinkley arrivecattledakota Change image and share on social
The answer to New Orleans's levee woes is painfully obvious: money and willpower. Douglas Brinkley answerleveemoney Change image and share on social
I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa Parks. Douglas Brinkley biographyfindpark Change image and share on social
There is nobody that's ever going to fill Ted Kennedy's shoes, and that's a tall order for somebody in the family to try to live up to. Douglas Brinkley familyfillkennedy Change image and 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
Knievel seemed braver and more brazen - and more unhinged - than any other athlete-cum-thrill-seeker of his era. Douglas Brinkley athletebravebrazen Change image and share on social
Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape. Douglas Brinkley 1970samericanbillboard 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