ConversationInside FDR’s Wild ObsessionHistorians Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster talk about the hold that the American landscape for two visionary presidents and how that affected US history.Douglas Brinkley
ExcerptBirding Inspired FDR’s EnvironmentalismEven as a child, Franklin Roosevelt was being hailed as an authority on Hudson River bird life. His passion would mold his—and his country’s—ideas about protecting the land.Douglas Brinkley
BACK IN SPOTLIGHTPresidential Historian: Time To Rehabilitate Jimmy CarterPresidential historian Douglas Brinkley wrote for the Daily Beast in February 2013, just before the Oscars. Argo, about the Iran hostage crisis, had become Best Picture favorite–and with it Hollywood was beginning to rehabilitate Jimmy Carter.Douglas Brinkley
Downhill After His ElectionObama’s victory in November 2008 set the bar for historic achievement. But nothing so heady has happened since.Douglas Brinkley
