February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. Douglas Brinkley avidbowlcruel Change image and share on social
Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't like to have enemies around him. Douglas Brinkley conservativedemeanorenemy Change image and share on social
Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'No.' Douglas Brinkley canyoncoppergrand Change image and share on social
Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you're stubborn about. Douglas Brinkley leadershippositivepresidential Change image and share on social
The D-Day moniker wasn't invented for the Allied invasion. The same name had been attached to the date of every planned offensive of World War II. It was first coined during World War I, at the U.S. attack at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, in France in 1918. Douglas Brinkley allyattachattack share on social
What I was most curious about was why Armstrong, a top U.S. Navy test pilot, flying the most advanced aircraft in the world, would want to join the astronaut corps in 1962, which included chimpanzees and monkeys. Douglas Brinkley advanceaircraftarmstrong 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
Now I'm the father of three children; I'm not able to go live on a bus and do semesters around the country like I did when I was young. Douglas Brinkley buschildcountry Change image and share on social
The Rough Riders brought honor to San Antonio by winning battles in Cuba throughout the summer of 1898, and Roosevelt became a Texas folk hero overnight. Douglas Brinkley antoniobattlebring 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
