The Most Dangerous Man in America
Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
7.4
47 votes
October 16, 2009
1h 32m
Documentary
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.
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Daniel Ellsberg
Self (Narraror)P
Patricia Ellsberg
SelfJ
John Dean
Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon
Howard Zinn
Self - HistorianP
Peter Arnett
Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)B
Ben Bagdikian
Self - Editor, Washington PostA
Ann Beeson
Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLUR
Robert Ellsberg
Self - Daniel's SonR
Richard Falk
Self - Professor of International LawM
Max Frankel
Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York TimesJ
J. William Fulbright
Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)J
James Goodale
Self - General Counsel, New York TimesM
Mike Gravel
Self - Senator (D-Alaska)M
Morton Halperin
Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)More like this
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