# Douglas Brinkley on America at 250, D-Day, and the Space Race

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Podcast: [America’s Book Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-book-club-7465201)
Published: 2026-05-03T22:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley joins David M. Rubenstein in the Capitol's Kennedy Caucus Room to discuss America's 250th anniversary and his books about Walter Cronkite, the space race, Hurricane Katrina and D-Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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