About The Congress
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.
Full Cast of The Congress
David McCullough
plays Narrator (voice)
Cokie Roberts
plays Herself - Journalist
Alistair Cooke
plays Himself - Journalist
Arthur Miller
plays Himself
Charles McDowell
plays Himself - Newspaperman
Barbara Fields
plays Herself - Historian
John C. Stennis
plays Himself - Former Senator
David Broder
plays Himself - Reporter
George Tames
plays Himself - Photographer
James MacGregor Burns
plays Himself - Historian
Jerome Dempsey
plays (voice)
Ronnie Gilbert
plays (voice)
Julie Harris
plays (voice)
Derek Jacobi
plays (voice)
Garrison Keillor
plays (voice)
Walt MacPherson
plays (voice)
Crew of The Congress