The Words That Built America - The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, and The Bill of Rights

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The Words That Built America
The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, and The Bill of Rights

2017
48 mins

The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution and The Bill of Rights represent much more than the words used by America's Founding Fathers to define a fragile, nascent country. They're the living, breathing...

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Director
Alexandra Pelosi
Features
Al Franken, Al Gore, America Ferrera, Anderson Cooper, Andrew Cuomo, Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bryan Cranston, Caitlyn Jenner, Charles Grassley, Chris Christie, Chuck Schumer, Colin Powell, Common, Condoleezza Rice, Dan Quayle, David McCullough, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Donald Trump, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Elizabeth Warren, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton, Jack Black, Jack Reed, Jeff Flake, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Joe Kennedy, John Kasich, John Kerry, John Lewis, John McCain, John Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kamala Harris, Kerry Washington, Kevin Bacon, Kid Rock, Laura Dern, Lindsey Graham, Maxine Waters, Megyn Kelly, Meryl Streep, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Morgan Freeman, Nancy Pelosi, Neil Patrick Harris, Nikki Haley, Paul Ryan, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Rosie O’Donnell, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Hannity, Susan Collins, Ted Cruz, Tim Kaine, Toby Keith, Tucker Carlson, Vince Vaughn, Walter Mondale, Yo Yo Ma
Supplier
HBO Documentary Films®