It's Nixon who created the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air and Water Acts. Endangered Species Act. Promoted affirmative action. One could go on and on with Nixon as a New Deal liberal on domestic policy and a hawk, but one with great geo-political skills. Douglas Brinkley actactionaffirmative share on social
It's very important that we keep these special, wild places. It defines the United States. Imagine our country without our national parks and our monuments. Here in California, imagine if you didn't have in Southern Cal the Channel Islands or the great Highway 1, Big Sur up to Point Reyes up to the Redwood country. Douglas Brinkley bigcalcalifornia share on social
The Edmund Pettus Bridge - which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark - isn't symbolic of the Civil War in a meaningful way. It is, however, the modern-day battlefield where the voting rights movement was born. Douglas Brinkley battlefieldbearbridge share on social
President Abraham Lincoln never lost his ardor for the United States to remain united during the Civil War. Douglas Brinkley abrahamardorcivil Change image and share on social
How one deals with the death of a loved one is a highly personalized affair. Some people weep for days; others take a hike in the woods or count rosary beads. Douglas Brinkley affairbeadcount Change image and share on social
John Kerry had a very vivid imagination as a young person. I mean, he actually did go and take his bicycle from Norway to go camp in Sherwood Forest to be around the ghost of Robin Hood. Douglas Brinkley bicyclecampforest Change image and share on social
History chalks up Mr. McKinley's War as a U.S. win, and he also polls favorably as a 'near great' president. Douglas Brinkley chalkfavorablygreat Change image and share on social
Ever since Willie Nelson brought rednecks into an alliance with hippies back in the psychedelic '70s, Austin has milked its quirky libertarian spirit for a worldwide bonanza of free publicity. Douglas Brinkley 70sallianceaustin Change image and share on social
In 2012, the city of Austin erected an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of Willie Nelson in the heart of the business district. Schoolchildren, churchgoers, tourists, slackers, conventioneers, tech geeks - everybody, it seems - now congregate around this ponytailed shrine to outlaw country. Douglas Brinkley austinbronzebusiness share on social
When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that you needed to plow or, later, bulldoze. We now have a new understanding of the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the need for bird flyways and why all species matter. Douglas Brinkley birdbulldozeconsider share on social