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
Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist. Douglas Brinkley activistcareercivil 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
The superhighway of celebrity and showmanship is filled with debris. Douglas Brinkley celebritydebrisfill Change image and share on social
If Reagan had intelligence information that showed that the upheaval in Egypt is actually Democratic in spirit, then he would have, I believe, turned his back on Mubarak, even though there's a long friendship between the United States and Egypt. Douglas Brinkley backdemocraticegypt share on social
I was only 8 years old on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old commander of 'Apollo 11,' descended the cramped lunar module Eagle's ladder with hefty backpack and bulky spacesuit to become the first human on the moon. Douglas Brinkley apolloarmstrongbackpack share on social
Nobody has trusted the Iranian government from day one, but the idea of just refusing to have any kind of talks is dangerous in the extreme. Every administration says at least that we're trying to have talks between Israel and Palestine and solve the Middle East peace problem. Douglas Brinkley administrationdangerousday share on social
The very fact that Barack Obama - an African-American - was twice elected to the presidency will always be the lead line in that hard-to-meld, gold-plated paragraph. Douglas Brinkley africanamericanbarack Change image and share on social
I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement. Douglas Brinkley civilfigureking Change image and share on social
Nixon was always willing to be bipartisan, so there are a lot of surprises in the man. Douglas Brinkley bipartisanlotman Change image and share on social
