Douglas Brinkley Audio & Video

In 1955, Rosa Parks, an African-American seamstress, had no idea she was changing history when, fed up and tired, she refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Alabama....

A Biography of America presents history not simply as a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative.

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about their work and their profession.

Abraham Lincoln in 1856 was at a difficult point, personally. Depressed, edgy, and often despondent, he had grown bored with his work as a lawyer.

The acclaimed historian and bestselling author of "Tour of Duty" and "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc" offers the first in-depth biography of the Roman Catholic priest who fought against prejudice and founded the Knights of Columbus.

Our guest is author and historian Douglas Brinkley to talk about his new biography "Cronkite." The book chronicles the life of long time CBS Evening News anchorman Walter Cronkite, who was often referred to as "the most trusted man in America."

New York Times bestselling author Brinkley tells the complete tale of the 2005 storm that forced him and thousands of his fellow New Orleanians from their homes, offering a unique, piercing analysis of the ongoing crisis and its repercussions for America.

Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK's most important and brilliant speeches…

Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore Roosevelt--by setting aside 230 million acres of Wild America for posterity--who turned conservationism into a universal endeavor.

Drawing on unprecedented access to Walter Cronkite's private papers as well as interviews with his family and friends, Douglas Brinkley now brings this American icon into focus as never before....