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Score: 72.8%( 42 votes )

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.

Cast:

Daniel Ellsberg
Self (Narraror)

Patricia Ellsberg
Self

John Dean
Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

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
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
Self (archive footage)

Wayne Morse
Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Self - President (archive footage)

Thomas Oliphant
Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

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
Self - Russo Defense Attorney