"John Kerry had a very vivid imagination as a young person. I mean, he actually did go and take his bicycle from Norway to go camp in Sherwood Forest to be around the ghost of Robin Hood."
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Douglas Brinkley is a prominent American historian and bestselling author, known for his extensive work on American history, particularly in the realms of the environment and politics. Born on December 14, 1960, Brinkley has made his mark through influential books such as *The Great Deluge* and *Wilderness Warrior*, capturing the essence of American values and conservation. As a professor at Rice University and a CNN presidential historian, Brinkley's legacy intertwines scholarly rigor with compelling narratives, inspiring a deeper appreciation for the past and its impact on the present.
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"Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you're stubborn about."
Douglas Brinkley
"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"If Reagan had intelligence information that showed that the upheaval in Egypt is actually Democratic in spirit, then he would have, I believe, turned his back on Mubarak, even though there's a long friendship between the United States and Egypt."
Douglas Brinkley