The Congress
The Congress
Watch The Congress Free Online HD Moviesjoy. For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Country: Canada, United States
- Director: Ken Burns
- Cast: David McCullough, Cokie Roberts, Alistair Cooke, Arthur Miller, Charles McDowell, Barbara Fields, John C. Stennis, David S. Broder, George Tames, James MacGregor Burns, Jerome Dempsey, Shelby Foote, Ronnie Gilbert, Julie Harris, Derek Jacobi, Garrison Keillor, Walt MacPherson,
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