On Oct. 11, 2012, Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, interviewed President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House for the Nov. 8 cover story in Rolling Stone magazine. The Obama cover story was Brinkley’s third for Rolling Stone. He also has profiled Hunter S. Thompson and Bob Dylan for the magazine.
Pundit Watch Remember the primaries? The presidential debates? Doesn’t the election season seem like both half a life ago AND something that took up half our lives? No matter in which political tent one camped for the duration, the 2012 election season was both endless and endlessly frustrating. But at least, as ordinary citizens, we could confine our opinions and insights to our living rooms (and Facebook and Twitter feeds). For many of our distinguished Rice faculty, who were called upon day and
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night by the news media to provide topical insight, there was no rest for the weary. The news, after all, is a 24-hour affair. So, here’s a shout out to our hardworking historians, economists, political scientists and more who took the time to explain, correct, analyze and generally provide rational commentary for the American public. They worked from their offices, homes and cars, as well as from the Office of Public Affairs’ television studio in the basement of Allen Center.
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Notable Rice experts who appeared in the media nationally and locally to discuss the elections include Douglas Brinkley, Mark Jones, Paul Brace and Bob Stein. The graph reflects the number of appearances in the media during the months of October and November.
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