Talk:Douglas Brinkley

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Is this guy anything to do with Hunter S. Thompson because if not incoming links should be changed to avoid misleading people.

Incorrect succession to Ambrose, and yes to HST

Doug Brinkley became director of the Eisenhower Center long before Stephen Ambrose died. Ambrose brought him to New Orleans specifically to head the Center after Ambrose retired from UNO. And Brinkley is one of Hunter S. Thompson's literary executors, as well as having edited his letters, as the article makes clear. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.239.150.69 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 30 August 2006.

David Brinkley

Is the subject of this article related in any way to newsman David Brinkley? They look and sound not dissimilar.Edison (talk) 05:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They are completely unrelated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.225.151.197 (talk) 11:39, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It does say parents were high school teachers, but seems like a rather spare article, considering.

Amazon

Was this the individual recently banned from Amazon? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamhaw (talk • contribs) 22:53, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why would someone be banned from Amazon? --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 19:01, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spammy

After recent edits this article is getting SPAM|spammy... – ukexpat (talk) 01:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weekly Standard Quote

I see that the article presently contains a negative comment about Brinkley's biography of John Kerry from the conservative Weekly Standard magazine.

Such an overtly conservative source like the Weekly Standard can only be expected to make a negative statement about a John Kerry book. I would expect likewise from a liberal source commenting on a book about, say, Ronald Reagan.

To me, such criticism would be significant only if it came from a neutral source .

As such, I think this quote should be removed; and if someone has a negative criticism of the Kerry book from a neutral source, it should be added to the article in lieu of the Weekly Standard review. --Skb8721 (talk) 17:46, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dust Up with Rep. Don Young

Brinkley got into a heated exchange with U.S. Rep. Don Young as seen here. Not sure if it's significant enough to add a sentence or two to the main article, but I offer it in case anyone wishes to do so. Thanks. --Art Smart ^Chart/Heart 10:03, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change

Be sure to lookout for Dr. Brinkley's name being changed to Rice. I assume it is from the encounter between Rep. Don Young and Dr. Brinkley and someone changed the name out of vindictiveness. Wanted to post so people will look out for it if it happens again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.185.203.194 (talk) 11:10, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Critical Reception

I removed the sentence "After a storngly pro-Obama profile that was written by Brinkley appeared in Rolling Stone, blogger/ writer Kevin Nograsek wrote: 'Here's the funny thing that Mr. Brinkley and President Obama have in common. If you disagree with their delusional theories...they get angry...Brinkley's article proves to be crap on top of more piles of crap.'" from Critical Reception. The quote is unsourced, and a Google search for the alleged writer turns up no one notable by that name. The section already includes both positive and negative notices from notable figures, so the inclusion of an unsourced and borderline vulgar comment by someone of no notable import or expertise seems unwarranted, on several grounds, including undue weight and lack of citation.MayerG (talk) 03:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Some proposed changes

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Information to be added or removed: New Category of Writers from Austin Explanation of issue: It shows him as a Writer from New Orleans category which I guess is accurate because he lived there for many years, but he lives in Austin and teaches in Houston so for accuracy should a new category be added? References supporting change: https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-101135/douglas-brinkley/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.225.151.197 (talk) 11:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This issue was mentioned over 12 years ago at American writers by state

I think it is common practice in lots of bibliographies to claim a person for a state if they lived some major part of their life there. Of course, we can debate all day about what "some major part" means.... There are lots of troublesome possibilities: a person born in a state but spent almost none of their life there; a person goes to college but never spends any time in that state afterwards. I think you just have to go on a case by case basis.
— User:Steven.Harris 14:54, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

The issue was never resolved as far as I can see. With respect to Brinkley, he may live in Austin, but they would not be considered from Austin, as the word "from" suggests where the person was originally from. There is no category for Writers who live in Austin. Spintendo 18:36, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]