While the old spiritual 'Slavery Chain Done Broke at Last' was sung by blacks in the hours following the Appomattox surrender, racism sadly continues to be a crippling national scourge. Douglas Brinkley appomattoxblackbreak Change image and share on social
New Orleans is just a microcosm of Newark and Detroit and hundreds of other troubled urban locales. Douglas Brinkley detroithundredlocale Change image and share on social
With the newspapers cheering, Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt chose a top-notch regiment of more than 1,250 men. They were first called Teddy's Texas Tarantulas and went through three or four other monikers until Roosevelt's Rough Riders stuck. Douglas Brinkley callcheerchoose share on social
There is no real way to categorize McLean's 'American Pie' for its hybrid of modern poetry and folk ballad, beer-hall chant and high-art rock. Douglas Brinkley americanartballad Change image and share on social
What I was most curious about was why Armstrong, a top U.S. Navy test pilot, flying the most advanced aircraft in the world, would want to join the astronaut corps in 1962, which included chimpanzees and monkeys. Douglas Brinkley advanceaircraftarmstrong share on social
Administration policies seem to tacitly encourage those who live below sea level in New Orleans to relocate permanently, to leave the dangerous water's edge for more prosperous inland cities such as Shreveport or Baton Rouge. Douglas Brinkley administrationbatoncity share on social
Nobody has trusted the Iranian government from day one, but the idea of just refusing to have any kind of talks is dangerous in the extreme. Every administration says at least that we're trying to have talks between Israel and Palestine and solve the Middle East peace problem. Douglas Brinkley administrationdangerousday share on social
One of the things I learned in editing 'The Reagan Diaries' is to never say what Reagan would do, because he surprised people. Douglas Brinkley diaryeditlearn Change image and share on social
When terrorists blew up the Marine barracks in Lebanon, Reagan was frustrated and furious, as Bush was after 9/11. But he didn't stick us in a war in the Middle East with no exit. Douglas Brinkley barrackblowbush Change image and share on social
It's Nixon who created the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air and Water Acts. Endangered Species Act. Promoted affirmative action. One could go on and on with Nixon as a New Deal liberal on domestic policy and a hawk, but one with great geo-political skills. Douglas Brinkley actactionaffirmative share on social
