Douglas Brinkley

Nixon was always willing to be bipartisan, so there are a lot of surprises in the man.

I'm not a historian who thinks Confederate memorials should be boarded up.

Theodore Roosevelt had been enthralled with the idea of Texas since 1883, when he arrived in the Dakota Territory to ranch cattle.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

Barack Obama is crazy sexy.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.