For the last half of the 20th century, America was consumed by two struggles: the civil rights movement and the cold war. For 30 years, Hubert Humphrey stood at the center of both. As a soldier of the New Deal and the Great Society, he amassed one of the most prolific legislative records in senate history, sponsoring hundreds of billsfrom Medicare to the Peace Corps to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMary EasterNarrator | Narrator |
 Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Muriel HumphreySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| EEverett DirksenSelf | Self |
| CClark CliffordSelf | Self |
 Richard J. DaleySelf | Self |
 Betty FordSelf | Self |
 Jimmy CarterSelf | Self |
 Bob DoleSelf | Self |
 Spiro AgnewSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Gerald FordSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |