Douglas Brinkley was born in Atlanta, Georgia but raised in Perrysburg, Ohio. He is an author, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is the history commentator for CNN and a contributing editor to the magazines Vanity Fair and American Heritage.
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The Weekend Primetime (2025)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
- Episode 2025-06-22: Episode 15 (Jun 22, 2025)
CBS Mornings Plus (2024)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
- Episode 2024-12-30: Susan Zirinsky, Meg George (Dec 30, 2024)
The Weekend (2024)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-06: Episode 54 (Jul 6, 2025)
- Episode 2024-08-17: Episode 62 (Aug 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-27: Episode 56 (Jul 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-09: Episode 44 (Jun 9, 2024)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
- Episode 2024-12-30: Amb. Stuart E. Eizenstat, (Dec 30, 2024)
The ReidOut (2020)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-08-23: Episode 146 (Aug 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-20: Episode 53 (Mar 20, 2024)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2025-08-22: Episode 164 (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-03: Episode 129 (Jul 3, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-11: Episode 113 (Jun 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-29: Episode 83 (Apr 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-10: Episode 70 (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-10: Episode 7 (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-06: Episode 3 (Jan 6, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-06: Episode 224 (Dec 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-28: Decision 2024: 100 Days (Jul 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-15: Episode 131 (Jul 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-11: Episode 129 (Jul 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-31: Episode 102 (May 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-16: Episode 93 (May 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-03: Episode 84 (May 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-25: Episode 78 (Apr 25, 2024)
Deadline: White House (2017)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-07-22: Episode 141 (Jul 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-03: Episode 129 (Jul 3, 2024)
CBS News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-09: President Jimmy Carter 1924-2024 (Jan 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-07: President Jimmy Carter 1924-2024 (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 2024-07-14: July 14, 2024 (Jul 14, 2024)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
- Episode 2016-11-08: Election Night Special (Nov 8, 2016)
CNN Tonight (2014)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2020-10-02: Episode 169 (Oct 2, 2020)
- Episode 2020-06-18: Episode 104 (Jun 18, 2020)
- Episode 2020-06-01: Episode 091 (Jun 1, 2020)
- Episode 2018-08-22: Wednesday August 22, 2018 (Aug 22, 2018)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-04: Episode 102 (Jul 4, 2025)
- Episode 2024-06-28: Episode 91 (Jun 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-12: Episode 82 (Jun 12, 2024)
Erin Burnett OutFront (2011)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
- Episode 2016-12-29: Episode 250 (Dec 29, 2016)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2025-05-09: Episode 92 (May 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-03: Episode 2 (Jan 3, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-12: Episode 245 (Dec 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-25: Episode 212 (Oct 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-23: Episode 188 (Sep 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-22: Episode 166 (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-28: Episode 129 (Jun 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-31: Episode 109 (May 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-15: Episode 33 (Feb 15, 2024)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Douglas Brinkley
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2025-04-27: Bill Belichick, Jonathan Groff (Apr 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-19: Steve Guttenberg (Jan 19, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-22: Werner Herzog, Darren Criss (Dec 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-02: Katie Ledecky, Cyndi Lauper (Jun 2, 2024)