In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Watch the official The Words That Built America 2017 trailer in HD below.
David McCullough as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kevin Bacon as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Jack Black as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Tucker Carlson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Common as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Bryan Cranston as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Anderson Cooper as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert De Niro as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Laura Dern as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert Duvall as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
America Ferrera as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Morgan Freeman as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Sean Hannity as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Neil Patrick Harris as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Samuel L. Jackson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Dwayne Johnson as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Alexandra Pelosi Director
Larissa Bills Producer
Lisa Heller Producer
Alexandra Pelosi Producer
Jennifer McGarrity Editor
Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
United States 04 July 2017
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