Directed by
| John B. Bredar | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| John B. Bredar | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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'Reds' Arrington | ... | Self - Plumber 1946-1979 |
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Kathleen Battle | ... | Self - Entertainer (as Diva Kathleen Battle) |
| Barbara Bush | ... | Self - 1989-1993 | |
| George Bush | ... | Self - 1989-1993 | |
| Lisa Caputo | ... | Self | |
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Buddy Carter | ... | Self - Butler |
| Jimmy Carter | ... | Self - 1977-1981 | |
| Rosalynn Carter | ... | Self - 1977-1981 (as Rosalyn Carter) | |
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Carrie Chapman Catt | ... | Self - Suffragette Leader (archive footage) |
| Julia Child | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Self - 1993-2001 | |
| Hillary Clinton | ... | Self - 1993-2001 (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) | |
| Calvin Coolidge | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mamie Eisenhower | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Fala | ... | Self - Franklin Roosevelt's Dog (archive footage) |
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Alonzo Fields | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Karen Finney | ... | Self | |
| Betty Ford | ... | Self - 1974-1977 | |
| Gerald Ford | ... | Self - 1974-1977 | |
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Jim Hagerty | ... | Self - Press Secretary to President Eisenhower (archive footage) (as James C. Hagerty) |
| Warren G. Harding | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Herbert Hoover | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ike Hoover | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Lady Bird Johnson | ... | Self - 1963-1969 | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) | |
| Jacqueline Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Henry Kissinger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Neel Lattimore | ... | Self (as G. Neel Lattimore) |
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Roland Mesnier | ... | Self - White House Pastry Chef |
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John Muffler | ... | Self - Electrician |
| Pat Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Tricia Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Lillian Rogers Parks | ... | Self - White House Seamstress 1929-1960 |
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Patrick Plunkett | ... | Self - Master Mason |
| Nancy Reagan | ... | Self - 1981-1989 | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Self - 1981-1989 | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Walter Scheib | ... | Self - Executive Chef |
| William Seale | ... | Self - Writer / Historian | |
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Hugh Sidey | ... | Self - Time Magazine |
| Steven Spielberg | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| William Howard Taft | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Harry S. Truman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Sarah Vaughan | ... | Self - Singer (archive footage) | |
| Gary Walters | ... | Self - White House Chief Usher | |
| Woodrow Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Boris Yeltsin | ... | Self | |
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Naina Yeltsina | ... | Self (as Mrs. Yeltsin) |
| Maya Angelou | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Menachem Begin | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Wolf Blitzer | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Desiree DaCosta | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Charles de Gaulle | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Amelia Earhart | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dianne Feinstein | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| David Geffen | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Al Gore | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Helms | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Lou Henry Hoover | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jesse Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Peter Jennings | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Luci Baines Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John Kennedy Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ali MacGraw | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Patrick John Nugent | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Leon Panetta | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Concepción Picciotto | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dan Rather | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Anwar Sadat | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adlai Stevenson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jessica Tandy | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Bess Truman | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Blair Underwood | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Walters | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Enlai Zhou | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| John B. Bredar | ... | producer |
| Brian Breger | ... | senior producer: National Geographic |
| Nicolas Noxon | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Rosenfeld | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Schnall | ... | senior producer: National Geographic |
Music by
| Mark Adler | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Schnall | ||
Editing by
| Lisa Fredrickson | ||
Production Design by
| John David Dean | ||
Production Management
| John Bowman | ... | director of post production: National Geographic |
| Francisca Drexel | ... | director of production: National geographic |
| Debbie London-Harrington | ... | production manager (as Debbie London) / production supervisor: National Geographic (as Debbie London) |
| Addie Moray | ... | production manager |
| Anne Tarrant | ... | post-production supervisor / production manager |
| Michele Wilbourne | ... | post-production manager |
Art Department
| Yeorgos Lampathakis | ... | art: and animation |
| Michael Lentz | ... | art: and animation |
Sound Department
| Gary Black | ... | additional sound |
| Mike Boyle | ... | additional sound (as Michael Boyle) |
| Tom Donahue | ... | additional sound editor |
| Nelson Funk | ... | sound mixer |
| Glen Marullo | ... | additional sound (as Glenn Marullo) |
| Brenda Ray | ... | sound recordist |
| Greg Smith | ... | additional sound |
| Dennis Towns | ... | sound recordist |
| Traci Zambotti | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Reuben Aaronson | ... | additional cinematography |
| Henry Adebonojo | ... | camera assistant |
| Scott Carrithers | ... | camera assistant |
| Rick Gioia | ... | camera assistant |
| Jeff Morales | ... | camera assistant |
| Mark Petersson | ... | additional cinematography |
| Jerry Risius | ... | camera assistant |
| Jeff Victor | ... | camera assistant (as Jeff Viktor) |
Animation Department
| Berle Cherney | ... | animation |
Editorial Department
| Robert Hatch | ... | additional apprentice editor (as Rob Hatch) |
| Jef Huey | ... | on-line editor |
| Averi Livingston | ... | post-production coordinator: WETA |
| Dave Markun | ... | colorist (as David Markun) |
| Lauren Meschter | ... | colorist |
| David C. Scheer | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Salvatore Vecchio | ... | apprentice editor (as Salvatore F. Vecchio) |
| Traci Zambotti | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Tim Larkin | ... | musician: trumpet soloist |
Additional Crew
| John B. Bredar | ... | researcher |
| Tracey Clark-Stajka | ... | publicist |
| Phylis Geller | ... | executive in charge: WETA |
| Jennifer Gold | ... | researcher |
| Linda Goldman | ... | stock footage researcher |
| Gilbert M. Grosvenor | ... | chairman of the board: National Geographic |
| Tim Kelly | ... | president: National Geographic Television |
| Carter Lee | ... | production coordinator |
| Patrick Prentice | ... | creative consultant |
| Bonnie Rowan | ... | stock footage researcher |
| Mary Schultz | ... | publicist: WETA |
| William Seale | ... | historical consultant |
| Christina Shutes | ... | researcher: still photo |
| Margaret Sidlosky | ... | publicist |
| Gina Spann-Perry | ... | production coordinator |
| Ellen C. Stanley | ... | publicist |
| Kathleen F. Teter | ... | publicist |
| Cecily Van Praagh | ... | publicist: WETA |
| Andrew Carl Wilk | ... | vice president of programming and production: National Geographic |
| Scott Wyerman | ... | director of research: National Geographic |
| Sharon Rockefeller | ... | president: WETA (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Skip Allen | ... | additional special thanks |
| Robert Breeden | ... | additional special thanks: White House Historical Association |
| Lisa Caputo | ... | with special thanks to |
| Nash Castro | ... | additional special thanks |
| Maria Downs | ... | additional special thanks: White House Historical Association |
| Alonzo Fields | ... | dedicated to |
| Karen Finney | ... | with special thanks to |
| Susan Ford | ... | additional special thanks (as Susan Ford Bales) |
| Rosemary B. Freeman | ... | additional special thanks |
| Dennis Freemyer | ... | additional special thanks |
| Ernest C. Gaddy Jr. | ... | additional special thanks |
| Neil Horstman | ... | additional special thanks: White House Historical Association |
| Marjorie Hunt | ... | additional special thanks |
| Robert Kapsch | ... | additional special thanks: HABS/HAER |
| Josh King | ... | additional special thanks |
| Neel Lattimore | ... | with special thanks to |
| James I. McDaniel | ... | additional special thanks: National Park Service |
| Bernard R. Meyer | ... | additional special thanks: White House Historical Association (as Bernard Meyer) |
| Nancy Mitchell | ... | additional special thanks |
| Betty Monkman | ... | additional special thanks: White House Curator's Office |
| James Popkin | ... | additional special thanks |
| Ann Stock | ... | with special thanks to |
| Gary Walters | ... | with special thanks to |
