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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Robert Gordon
- co-writer
- Tom Graves
- co-writer
- Morgan Neville
- co-writer
Cast
- Gore Vidal
- Self - Debater
- William F. Buckley
- Self - Debater
- Todd Gitlin
- Self - Media Studies, Columbia University
- Brooke Gladstone
- Self - Host, NPR's On the Media
- Richard Wald
- Self - Former President, NBC News
- William Sheehan
- Self - Former President, ABC News
- Frank Rich
- Self - Writer, New York Magazine
- Sam Tanenhaus
- Self - Biographer, William F. Buckley Jr.
- Patricia Buckley
- Self - Buckley's Wife
- Lee Edwards
- Self - Historian, The Heritage Foundation
- Reid Buckley
- Self - Buckley's Brother
- Linda Bridges
- Self - Buckley's Personal Assistant
- Fred Kaplan
- Self - Author, Gore Vidal: A Biography
- Matt Tyrnauer
- Self - Vidal's Editor & Friend
- Sam Donaldson
- Self - Correspondent, ABC News
- Howard K. Smith
- Self - Anchor, ABC News
- George Merlis
- Self - ABC Publicist
- Christopher Hitchens
- Self - Political Essayist
- Dick Cavett
- Self - Talk Show Host
- Norman Mailer
- Self - Author
- Godfrey Cambridge
- Self - Comedian
- Muhammad Ali
- Self - Boxer
- Eric Alterman
- Self - Media Historian
- Ginia Bellafante
- Self - Culture Writer, New York Times
- Elmer Lower
- Self - President, ABC News
- John McWhorter
- Self - Linguist, Columbia University
- James Wolcott
- Self - Writer, Vanity Fair Magazine
- Andrew Sullivan
- Self - Political Editor & Blogger
- Everett Dirksen
- Self - Senator, Illinois
- Richard J. Daley
- Self - Mayor, Chicago
- Arthur Miller
- Self - Playwright
- Paul Newman
- Self - Actor
- Al Capp
- Self - Political Satirist
- Shana Alexander
- Self - Point Commentator
- James J. Kilpatrick
- Self - Counterpoint Commentator
- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
- Self - New York Times Writer
- John Lithgow
- Gore Vidal
- Kelsey Grammer
- William F. Buckley
- Noam Chomsky
- Self
- Walter Cronkite
- Self
- Mason Pike
- Klan Member
- Nancy Reagan
- Self
- Ronald Reagan
- Self
Produced By
- Caryn Capotosto
- co-producer
- Julie Goldman
- executive producer
- Robert Gordon
- producer
- Tom Graves
- consulting producer
- Eileen Meyer
- associate producer
- Morgan Neville
- producer
- Clif Phillips
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Danny Caccavo
- digital editorial support
- Steve Clack
- sound mixer
- Doug Ford
- engineering services
- Dennis Hamlin
- sound mixer
- Pete Horner
- supervising sound editor & re-recording mixer
- Jade Howard
- sound mixer
- Tom Hurxthal
- sound mixer
- Michael Lonsdale
- sound mixer
- Josh Lowden
- general manager: executive staff, Skywalker Sound
- Charlotte Moore
- bidding & scheduling
- Steve Morris
- head of engineering: executive staff, Skywalker Sound
- Al Nelson
- sound designer
- Jon Null
- head of production: executive staff, Skywalker Sound
- Eva Porter
- client services: Skywalker
- E. Benjamin Posnack
- sound mixer
- Ronald G. Roumas
- audio/video transfer
- Cathy Shirk
- post-production sound accountant
- Dimitri Tisseyre
- sound mixer
- Aaron Webster
- sound mixer
- Andre Zweers
- sound effects editor
- Mike Lane
- client services: Skywalker
Editing
Art Department
- Scott Grossman
- graphics
Animation
- Tom Foster
- animator
Editorial
- Andrew Balis
- colorist
- Christopher Clements
- creative consultant
- Dan Moore
- additional assistant editor
- Matt Radecki
- on-line editor
- Lee Rosch
- assistant editor
- Harry Locke IV
- on-line editor
Other
- Darcy Borg
- production intern
- Alaric Campbell
- production assistant
- John Carner
- production intern
- Tom Graves
- consulting producer
- Jane Kelly Kosek
- researcher
- Carl Kriss
- production intern
- Emily McAllister
- additional researcher
- Kevin Norton
- production assistant
- Carl S. Pyrdum Jr.
- police security
- Alix Spence
- production assistant
- James Thal
- production assistant
Camera Department
- Martin Albert
- additional photography
- Russell Bell
- gaffer
- Jonathan Bruno
- assistant camera
- Brendan Burdzinski
- digital imaging technician
- Steve Dorst
- additional stills photography
- Jim Flynn
- additional photography
- Nelson Hume
- additional photography
- James Lea
- additional photography
- Martim Vian
- additional photography
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