The Soul of America

The Soul of America

The Soul of America

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The Soul of America

"Know our past. Shape our future."

2020

1h 17m

6.3(7 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

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Production Companies

Kunhardt Films

HBO

HBO Documentary Films

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Jon Meacham

Self

Jon Meacham

Acting

John Lewis

Self (archive footage)

John Lewis

Acting

George Takei

Self

George Takei

Acting

Lisa Tetrault

Self

Lisa Tetrault

Acting

Donald Tamaki

Self

Donald Tamaki

Acting

Dale Minami

Self

No Image

Acting

Janice Kelsey

Self

No Image

Acting

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Acting

Jon Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Jon Stewart

Writing

John Grisham

Self

John Grisham

Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Acting

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Acting

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Acting

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Acting

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Acting

Jeb Bush

Self (archive footage)

Jeb Bush

Acting

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Acting

Edward R. Murrow

Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Murrow

Acting

Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jennings

Acting

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Acting

Mitch McConnell

Self (archive footage)

Mitch McConnell

Acting

Charles A. Lindbergh

Self (archive footage)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Acting

Fritz Kuhn

Self (archive footage)

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