Cast of
The Congress

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

Cokie Roberts as Herself - Journalist

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts (née Boggs; December 27, 1943 –...

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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)

Shelby Foote
plays (voice)

Ronnie Gilbert
plays (voice)

Julie Harris
plays (voice)

Derek Jacobi
plays (voice)

Derek Jacobi as (voice)

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal Nat...

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Garrison Keillor
plays (voice)

Walt MacPherson
plays (voice)


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