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Index/People/Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley

American historian

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Oct 21, 2025
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Can the President unilaterally make changes to the White House?

The President can order and initiate changes to the White House residence, but —and recent events show those constraints are contested in practice. Reporting and responses from Congress, historians an...

Nov 22, 2025
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What are the most common criteria in C-SPAN presidential surveys?

C‑SPAN’s historians’ presidential surveys use ten fixed leadership categories, each scored 1–10 and equally weighted to produce overall rankings; those categories are Public Persuasion, Crisis Leaders...

Oct 21, 2025
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Which US presidents oversaw major White House renovations?

Executive Summary The sources agree that multiple presidents have overseen , most prominently Theodore Roosevelt for the West Wing addition and Harry Truman for an almost complete interior reconstruct...

Oct 21, 2025

What were the primary structural issues addressed during the 1948 Truman White House renovation?

The 1948 Truman White House renovation primarily remedied a structurally unsound interior that left the mansion at risk of partial collapse; crews preserved the historic exterior shell while completel...

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