| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Buddy Squires | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Miriam Cutler | Crew | Sound | Music |
 Rory Kennedy | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Azin Samari | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Mark Bailey | Crew | Writing | Writer |
 Edward R. Murrow | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Ethel Kennedy | Cast | Actress | Self |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Fidel Castro | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 George Wallace | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Jacqueline Kennedy | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 John F. Kennedy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Joseph McCarthy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Richard Nixon | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert F. Kennedy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Rory Kennedy | Cast | Actress | Narrator (voice) |
 Ted Kennedy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Walter Cronkite | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Joseph N. Welch | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Jimmy Hoffa | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Cesar Chavez | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | Cast | Actress | Self |
Courtney Kennedy | Cast | Actress | Self |
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II | Cast | Actor | Self |
Ralph Bunche | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
