The Words That Built America (2017)

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.

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David McCullough

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kevin Bacon

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Jack Black

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Tucker Carlson

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Common

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Bryan Cranston

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Anderson Cooper

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Robert De Niro

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Laura Dern

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Robert Duvall

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

America Ferrera

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Morgan Freeman

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Sean Hannity

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Neil Patrick Harris

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Samuel L. Jackson

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Dwayne Johnson

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Caitlyn Jenner

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Toby Keith

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Megyn Kelly

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Yo-Yo Ma

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Peggy Noonan

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Rosie O'Donnell

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Robert Redford

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Kid Rock

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Meryl Streep

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Vince Vaughn

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Kerry Washington

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Fareed Zakaria

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Joe Biden

Self - Reader: The Constitution

George H. W. Bush

Self - Reader: The Constitution

George W. Bush

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Jimmy Carter

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Dick Cheney

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Bill Clinton

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Hillary Clinton

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Al Franken

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Al Gore

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Nikki Haley

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Kamala Harris

Self - Reader: The Constitution

John Kerry

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Henry Kissinger

Self - Reader: The Constitution

John Lewis

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Ed Markey

Self - Reader: The Constitution

John McCain

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Mitch McConnell

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Barack Obama

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Nancy Pelosi

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Mike Pence

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Colin Powell

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Dan Quayle

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Paul Ryan

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Eric Swalwell

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Donald Trump

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Elizabeth Warren

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Maxine Waters

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Angus King

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Tammy Baldwin

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Catherine Cortez Masto

Self - Reader: The Constitution

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