The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

2009/10/16 • Released • English

Documentary
7.3
1h 32m

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Overview

"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.

Director : Judith Ehrlich

Casts
Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self (Narraror)

Patricia Ellsberg

Self

John Dean

Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

Self - Historian

Peter Arnett

Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)

Ben Bagdikian

Self - Editor, Washington Post

Ann Beeson

Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU

Robert Ellsberg

Self - Daniel's Son

Richard Falk

Self - Professor of International Law

Max Frankel

Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times

J. William Fulbright

Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)

James Goodale

Self - General Counsel, New York Times

Mike Gravel

Self - Senator (D-Alaska)

Morton Halperin

Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)

Randy Kehler

Self - Draft Resister

Bud Krogh

Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh)

Pete McCloskey

Self - Representative, California

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

Self (archive footage)

Wayne Morse

Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self - President (archive footage)

Thomas Oliphant

Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Tony Russo

Self - RAND Analyst

Thomas Schelling

Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate

Hedrick Smith

Self - Reporter, New York Times

Janaki Tschannerl

Self - Peace Activist

Leonard Weinglass

Leonard Weinglass

Self - Russo Defense Attorney

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