For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
David McCullough
as Self - Writer / Narrator
Cokie Roberts
as Self - Journalist
Alistair Cooke
as Self - Journalist
Arthur Miller
as Self
Charles McDowell
as Self - Newspaperman
Barbara Fields
as Self - Historian
John C. Stennis
as Self - Former Senator
David Broder
as Self - Reporter
George Tames
as Self - Photographer
James MacGregor Burns
as Self - Historian
Jerome Dempsey
as (voice)
Shelby Foote
as (voice)
