The Congress (1989)
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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.
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Cast
David McCullough
Self - Writer / Narr...
Cokie Roberts
Self - Journalist
Alistair Cooke
Self - Journalist
Arthur Miller
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Charles McDowell
Self - Newspaperman
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Barbara Fields
Self - Historian
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John C. Stennis
Self - Former Senato...
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David S. Broder
Self - Reporter
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George Tames
Self - Photographer
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James MacGregor Burns
Self - Historian
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Jerome Dempsey
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Shelby Foote
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Ronnie Gilbert
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Julie Harris
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Derek Jacobi
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