Ever since Willie Nelson brought rednecks into an alliance with hippies back in the psychedelic '70s, Austin has milked its quirky libertarian spirit for a worldwide bonanza of free publicity.

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• Douglas Brinkley:

  President Obama had a few historians at the White House for a couple of dinners. I was lucky enough

• Douglas Brinkley:

  It's very important that we keep these special, wild places. It defines the United States. Imagine

• Douglas Brinkley:

  When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that yo

• Douglas Brinkley:

  Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from m

• Douglas Brinkley:

  John Kerry only went to prep schools because he had an aunt who had the money to pay for his way in

• Douglas Brinkley:

  John Kerry had a very vivid imagination as a young person. I mean, he actually did go and take his

• Douglas Brinkley:

  I was only 8 years old on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old commander of 'Apollo 11,'

• Douglas Brinkley:

  To Armstrong, constantly speaking about 'Apollo 11' only diminished the magic. That's why he worked

• Douglas Brinkley:

  For years, I longed to hear Armstrong describe what it was like to contemplate Earth from 238,900 m

• Douglas Brinkley:

  What I was most curious about was why Armstrong, a top U.S. Navy test pilot, flying the most advanc