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Name	Episodes	Known for
Edward Herrmann Narrator Narrator See fewer	8	Overboard (1987)
Walter Cronkite Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	3	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Douglas Brinkley Self Self See fewer	3	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
H.W. Brands Self - Author, 'TR: The Last Romantic' / Self - Author, 'Woodrow Wilson' / Self - Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin Self - Author, 'TR: The Last Romantic' / Self - Author, 'Woodrow Wilson' / Self - Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin See fewer	3	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Richard Brookhiser Self - Author, Founding Fathers / Self - Senior Editor, National Review Self - Author, Founding Fathers / Self - Senior Editor, National Review See fewer	3	John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (2020)
Jimmy Carter Self - US President (1977-1981) Self - US President (1977-1981) See fewer	2	The American President (2000)
Walter Isaacson Self - President, The Aspen Institute Self - President, The Aspen Institute See fewer	2	Steve Jobs (2015)
Eric Foner Self - Professor of History, Columbia University Self - Professor of History, Columbia University See fewer	2	Free State of Jones (2016)
Robert Dallek Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	2	Scarlett (1994)
David Gergen Self - Former Presidential Advisor Self - Former Presidential Advisor See fewer	2	The American President (2000)
Zachary Karabell Self - Author, 'Chester Alan Arthur' / Self - Author, 'The Last Campaign' Self - Author, 'Chester Alan Arthur' / Self - Author, 'The Last Campaign' See fewer	2	The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower (2016)
William M. Fowler Jr. Self - Director of Massachusetts Historical Society Self - Director of Massachusetts Historical Society See fewer	2	History's Mysteries (1998)
James M. McPherson Self - Editor, 'To the Best of My Ability' Self - Editor, 'To the Best of My Ability' See fewer	2	The Civil War (1990)
Hugh Sidey Author, 'Hugh Sidney's Portraits of the Presidents' / Self - Author, 'Hugh Sidney's Portraits of the Presidents' / Self - Time Magazine Author, 'Hugh Sidney's Portraits of the Presidents' / Self - Author, 'Hugh Sidney's Portraits of the Presidents' / Self - Time Magazine See fewer	2	Agronsky & Co. (1976)
John Robert Greene Self - Professor at Cazenovia College / Author, 'The Presidency of George Bush' Self - Professor at Cazenovia College / Author, 'The Presidency of George Bush' See fewer	2	The Presidents (2005)
Thomas J. Knock Self - Author, 'To End All Wars' Self - Author, 'To End All Wars' See fewer	2	American Experience (1987)
Richard Norton Smith Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	2	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
James Chace Self - Author - '1912: The Election That Changed the Country' / Self - Author, '1912: The Election That Changed the Country' Self - Author - '1912: The Election That Changed the Country' / Self - Author, '1912: The Election That Changed the Country' See fewer	2	Charlie Rose (1991)
Mel Elfin Self - Washington Bureau Chief for Newsweek (1965-1985) Self - Washington Bureau Chief for Newsweek (1965-1985) See fewer	2	The Presidents (2005)
Leon Panetta Self - U.S. Congressman (1977-1993) Self - U.S. Congressman (1977-1993) See fewer	1	PBS News Hour (1975)
Wesley Clark Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	1	Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Sam Donaldson Self - White House Correspondent Self - White House Correspondent See fewer	1	ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
Bob Dole Self - Former U.S. Senator Self - Former U.S. Senator See fewer	1	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
James A. Baker Secretary of State / Self - White House Chief of Staff Secretary of State / Self - White House Chief of Staff See fewer	1	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Steve Alexander General George Armstrong Custer General George Armstrong Custer See fewer	1	Battle of Little Bighorn (2020)
Roger McGrath Historian / Self - Author Historian / Self - Author See fewer	1	The Young Riders (1989)
Thomas Y. Cartwright Self - Director, Carter House Museum Self - Director, Carter House Museum See fewer	1	Eighty Acres of Hell (2006)
Richard Reeves Presidential Historian / Self - Author Presidential Historian / Self - Author See fewer	1	Seabiscuit (2003)
Annette Gordon-Reed Self - Author, An American Controversy Self - Author, An American Controversy See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Carol Berkin Self - Author, A Brilliant Solution Self - Author, A Brilliant Solution See fewer	1	What the Founding Fathers were Really Like (and What We can Learn from Them Today) (2021)
Harry Watson Self - Author, Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay Self - Author, Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay See fewer	1	James Polk (2009)
Daniel Walker Howe Self - Author, Making the American Self Self - Author, Making the American Self See fewer	1	America: The Story of the US (2010)
Evan Thomas Self - Newsweek Self - Newsweek See fewer	1	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
Kenneth Ackerman Self - Author, 'Dark Horse' Self - Author, 'Dark Horse' See fewer	1	Trotsky in New York
Paul Bergeron Self - Editor, 'The Papers of Andrew Johnson' Self - Editor, 'The Papers of Andrew Johnson' See fewer	1	Le Grinch
Theodore Sorensen Self - Former Special Counsel to President Kennedy Self - Former Special Counsel to President Kennedy See fewer	1	18 in '08 (2007)
Larry Berman Self - Professor, UC Davis Self - Professor, UC Davis See fewer	1	American Experience (1987)
Michael Nelson Self - Author, The Evolving Presidency Self - Author, The Evolving Presidency See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Robert Ferrell Self - Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University Self - Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
David M. Kennedy Self - Professor of History at Stanford University Self - Professor of History at Stanford University See fewer	1	The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996)
Alan Brinkley Self - Provost, Columbia University Self - Provost, Columbia University See fewer	1	Baseball (1994)
Catherine Clinton Self - Gilder Lehrman Center, Yale University Self - Gilder Lehrman Center, Yale University See fewer	1	American History TV (2011)
Hans L. Trefousse Self - Author, 'Andrew Johnson: A Biography' Self - Author, 'Andrew Johnson: A Biography' See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
John Seigenthaler Sr. Self - Author, James K. Polk Self - Author, James K. Polk See fewer	1	The Electric Valley (1984)
Sam W. Haynes Self - Author, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse Self - Author, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Judith Anderson Self - Author, 'Taft: An Intimate History' Self - Author, 'Taft: An Intimate History' See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Michael L. Bromley Self - Author, 'William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency' Self - Author, 'William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency' See fewer	1	Modern Marvels (1993)
Charles Calhoun Self - Author, 'Benjamin Harrison' Self - Author, 'Benjamin Harrison' See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Allan Spetter Self - Author, 'The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison' Self - Author, 'The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison' See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Morton Keller Self - Professor Emeritus of History at Brandeis University Self - Professor Emeritus of History at Brandeis University See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Susan Ware Self - Historian, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Self - Historian, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study See fewer	1	PBS News Hour (1975)
Jean Baker Self - Professor of History, Goucher College Self - Professor of History, Goucher College See fewer	1	Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln (2024)
Roy Morris Self - Author, 'Fraud of the Century' Self - Author, 'Fraud of the Century' See fewer	1	The Real West (1992)
John Milton Cooper Self - Author, 'Breaking the Heart of the World' Self - Author, 'Breaking the Heart of the World' See fewer	1	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Marvin Kitman Self - Author, Making of the President Self - Author, Making of the President See fewer	1	Ball Four (1976)
Warren G. Harding III Self - Grandnephew of President Warren G. Harding Self - Grandnephew of President Warren G. Harding See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
James Rees Self - Executive Director, Historic Mount Vernon Self - Executive Director, Historic Mount Vernon See fewer	1	American Presidents: Life Portraits (1999)
David Greenberg Self - Author, 'Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image' Self - Author, 'Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image' See fewer	1	Call It Democracy (2005)
Peter A. Wallner Self - Author, 'Franklin Pierce: N.H.'s Favorite Son' Self - Author, 'Franklin Pierce: N.H.'s Favorite Son' See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Mark Summers Self - Author, 'Rum, Romanism & Rebellion' Self - Author, 'Rum, Romanism & Rebellion' See fewer	1	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Timothy Walch Self - Director of Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum Self - Director of Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum See fewer	1	The Civil War: The Making of a Museum Exhibit (1994)
Tom Culbertson Self - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Self - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Thomas J. DiLorenzo Self - Author, 'The Real Lincoln' Self - Author, 'The Real Lincoln' See fewer	1	2006 Steven Berger Seminar: Liberty & American Civilization (2006)
Harold Holzer Self - Author, 'Lincoln at Cooper Union' Self - Author, 'Lincoln at Cooper Union' See fewer	1	Lincoln (2012)
Samuel C. Slaymaker Self - Executive Director, James Buchanan Foundation Self - Executive Director, James Buchanan Foundation See fewer	1	The Presidents (2005)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Kings Row (1942)
Bill Clinton Self Self See fewer		The Great Irish Potato Famine
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Profiles in Courage (1964)
George W. Bush Self Self See fewer		Journeys with George (2002)
George Bush Self Self See fewer		41 (II) (2012)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Frost/Nixon (2008)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Spartamerika
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The President's Mystery (1936)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Simple Gifts (1978)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Gerald Ford Self Self See fewer		Dynasty (1981)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The History of Sportfishing
Calvin Coolidge Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14 (1930)
William McKinley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The Republican National Convention (1900)
William Howard Taft Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The President's Pardon (1913)
Warren G. Harding Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Selig-Tribune, No. 30 (1916)
Rutherford B. Hayes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Benjamin Harrison Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Joe Desson Lt. W.W. Cooke (uncredited) Lt. W.W. Cooke (uncredited) See fewer	1	The New Explorers (1990)

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