On screen
Cast
43 credited performers
Edward Herrmann
Narrator
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Richard Brookhiser
Richard Brookhiser
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William M. Fowler Jr.
William M. Fowler Jr.
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson
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Eric Foner
Eric Foner, PhD
H.W. Brands
Character not listed
Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed
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Carol Berkin
Carol Berkin
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James Rees
James Rees
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Marvin Kitman
Marvin Kitman
Daniel Walker Howe
Daniel Walker Howe
Harry Watson
Harry Watson
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Thomas Y. Cartwright
Thomas Y. Cartwright
John Seigenthaler
John Seigenthaler
Sam W. Haynes
Sam W. Haynes
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson
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Catherine Clinton
Catherine Clinton
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Jean H. Baker
Jean H. Baker
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Peter A. Wallner
Peter A. Wallner
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Samuel C. Slaymaker
Samuel C. Slaymaker
Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer
Thomas J. Dilorenzo
Thomas J. Dilorenzo
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Paul Bergeron
Paul Bergeron
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Hans L. Trefousse
Hans L. Trefousse
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Zachary Karabell
Zachary Karabell
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Roy Morris Jr.
Roy Morris Jr.
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Tom Culbertson
Tom Culbertson
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Roger McGrath
Roger McGrath
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Ken Ackerman
Ken Ackerman
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Charles Calhoun
Charles Calhoun
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James Chace
James Chace
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Hugh Sidey
Hugh Sidey
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James A. Baker
James A. Baker
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
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Edith Mayo
Edith Mayo
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Kitty Kelley
Kitty Kelley
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Hồ Chí Minh
Self (archive footage)