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Douglas Brinkley (Silent Spring Revolution) and David Lipsky (The Parrot and the Igloo) discussed the history of environmental activism and the evolution of environmental science. They spoke…

New York Magazine columnist David Wallace-Wells discussed his book, The Uninhabitable Earth, about the impact of climate change. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival hel…

Historians discussed the experiment of democracy from the founding of the United States to the present. The 2023 George Washington Symposium was hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon in…

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and author and historian Douglas Brinkley previewed the new C-SPAN series, “Books That Shaped America.” This event is part of the Library of Congress’s ong…

Historian and bestselling author Douglas Brinkley spoke with Book TV to talk about his work and trends in history. This discussion took place at the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Fe…

Historian Douglas Brinkley recounted the emergence of environmental activism during the 60s. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California.

Biographers Douglas Brinkley, Jon Meacham, Sally Bedell Smith, and Nigel Hamilton talked about their craft and shared stories about the people they have written about. This event was part of…

Historian Douglas Brinkley, author of Silent Spring Revolution, talked about American biologist Rachel Carson’s work on environmental pollution and the impact her 1962 book Silent Spring had…

Historian Douglas Brinkley (Silent Spring Revolution) and environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum (The Green Amendment) talked about the history and future of environmental activism in the Unite…

Historians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, Edna Greene Medford, and Amity Shlaes talked about the results of C-SPAN’s fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted a conference on first lady Nancy Reagan’s life, work and legacy. Among the topics discussed were Nancy Reagan’s impact on the c…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, the National Park System, the U.S. space program, and more. He spoke with Brian Lamb in two multi-ho…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about Neil Armstrong, baseball stadiums, Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Evel Knievel, Oprah Winfrey and more. He spoke with Brian Lamb in two m…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about Kurt Vonnegut, D.H. Lawrence, his friendships with Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry, traveling to Cuba with Sean Penn and Christopher Hitchens, an…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about his teaching career, Stephen Ambrose, his book The Majic Bus, Arthur Miller, Waylon Jennings, Elizabeth Gilbert, and more. He spoke with Br…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about being educated at Georgetown and Oxford, Dean Acheson, working at used book and record stores, Muddy Waters, Little Richard, and more. He s…

Historian and author Douglas Brinkley talked about his favorite biographies, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Ross Perot, Ronald Reagan’s letters and memoir, the Nixon tapes and m…

Historians Douglas Brinkley and Amity Shlaes talked about the results of C-SPAN’s fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership.

In this episode of C-SPAN’s “Talking With” podcast, historian Douglas Brinkley is interviewed. Educated at Ohio State and Georgetown, Professor Brinkley is an expert on US presidents. He…

Washington Post reporter and author Bob Woodward offered his thoughts on the importance of history to combat disinformation. He was joined by historian Douglas Brinkley. This program was par…