Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "imperial" presidency – answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people – in order to help end the Vietnam War.
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7.4/10
2009
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Cast
Daniel Ellsberg
As Self (Narraror)
Patricia Ellsberg
As Self
John Dean
As Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon
Howard Zinn
As Self - Historian
Peter Arnett
As Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)
Ben Bagdikian
As Self - Editor, Washington Post
Ann Beeson
As Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU
Robert Ellsberg
As Self - Daniel's Son
Richard Falk
As Self - Professor of International Law
Max Frankel
As Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times
J. William Fulbright
As Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)
James Goodale
As Self - General Counsel, New York Times
Mike Gravel
As Self - Senator (D-Alaska)
Morton Halperin
As Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)
Lyndon B. Johnson
As Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)
Randy Kehler
As Self - Draft Resister
Bud Krogh
As Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh)
Pete McCloskey
As Self - Representative, California
Robert McNamara
As Self (archive footage)
Wayne Morse
As Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
As Self - President (archive footage)
Thomas Oliphant
As Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)
Dan Rather
As Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Tony Russo
As Self - RAND Analyst
Thomas Schelling
As Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate
Hedrick Smith
As Self - Reporter, New York Times
Janaki Tschannerl
As Self - Peace Activist
Leonard Weinglass
As Self - Russo Defense Attorney
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