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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDouglas Brinkley had some interesting opinions to
express, but joemika interrupted him to repeat their claims of how dt has deteriorated. I guess they were trying to get brinkley to diagnose trump. Brinkley was able to state that trump saying he would meet with kim jung un was "nauseating".
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Douglas Brinkley had some interesting opinions to (Original Post)
Ilsa
May 2017
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DemocratSinceBirth
(101,705 posts)1. Douglas.
Ilsa
(64,026 posts)2. You're right. I knew it was a D, but only remembered his dad. I'll change it. NT
Rhiannon12866
(252,206 posts)3. Did you mean Douglas Brinkley?
David Brinkley passed away in 2003.
Ilsa
(64,026 posts)5. Yeah, I changed it. I forgot and used
the more familiar name to me (I watched David Brinkley back in the late 60s and 70s). Forgot he was "Douglas".
Rhiannon12866
(252,206 posts)6. I understand, LOL
I actually got excited when I saw the name, we always had Huntley and Brinkley on at my house!
Ilsa
(64,026 posts)7. And why not a little Beethoven to go with it?
Freddie
(10,075 posts)4. Great and insightful historian
He wrote the text to the American history course I took at community college. Way more than just the usual "battles and generals" approach to history. I've reread the book for pleasure.
