 | David McCullough als Self - Historian / Narrator |
 | Jeremy Irons als Self (voice) |
 | Derek Jacobi als Self (voice) |
 | Paul Roebling als Self (voice) |
 | Arthur Miller als Self (voice) |
 | James Baldwin als Self - Writer |
 | Mario Cuomo als Self - Governor of New York |
 | Miloš Forman als Self - Film Director |
 | Jerzy Kosiński als Self - Writer |
 | Barbara Jordan als Self - Former Congresswoman |
 | Ray Charles als Self - Composer |
| Ken Burns | Director |
| Paul Barnes | Editor |
| Geoffrey C. Ward | Writer |
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Buddy Squires | Producer |
| Bernard Weisberger | Writer |
| Marcie Setlow | Executive Producer |
| Ken Burns | Cinematography |
| Terry Hopkins | Cinematography |
| Peter B. Hutton | Cinematography |
| Buddy Squires | Cinematography |
| Noëlle Penraat | Editor |
| Roger Shearman | Production Manager |
| Bruce Shaw | Assistant Editor |
| Chuck Zanlunghi | Pilot |
