Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American author and distinguished professor of history at Rice University. He previously was a professor of history at Tulane University, where he also served as director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization. Brinkley is the history commentator for CBS News and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He joined Rice University and the James Baker Institute for Public Policy on July 1, 2007. He earned his B.A. from Ohio State University in 1982 and his Ph.D. from Georgetown University in 1989. He has also taught at Princeton University, U.S. Naval Academy, and Hofstra University. He lives in Austin, TX. He is married to Anne and has three children Johnny, Benton, and Cassady.