 Daniel EllsbergSelf - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower | Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower |
| FFranz GaylSelf - Whistleblower | Self - Whistleblower |
 Seymour HershSelf - Journalist | Self - Journalist |
| DDavid CarrSelf - Journalist, New York Times | Self - Journalist, New York Times |
| SSharon WeinbergerSelf - National Security Reporter | Self - National Security Reporter |
| TTom Vanden BrookSelf - Journalist, USA Today | Self - Journalist, USA Today |
| DDanielle BrianSelf - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight | Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight |
| CConchita GaylSelf - Franz Gayl's Wife | Self - Franz Gayl's Wife |
 Joe BidenSelf - Vice President (archive footage) | Self - Vice President (archive footage) |
 Robert GatesSelf - Former Secretary of Defense | Self - Former Secretary of Defense |
| BBen FreemanSelf - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight | Self - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight |
| WWinslow WheelerSelf - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project | Self - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project |
| WWilliam HartungSelf - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy | Self - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy |
| PPete SeppSelf - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union | Self - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union |
| DDana PriestSelf - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post | Self - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post |
| MMichael IsikoffSelf - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News | Self - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News |
 Thomas DrakeSelf - Whistleblower | Self - Whistleblower |
| MMichael DeKortSelf - Whistleblower | Self - Whistleblower |
| TThomas TammSelf - Whistleblower | Self - Whistleblower |
| JJane MayerSelf - Staff Writer, The New Yorker | Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker |
| TTom DevineSelf - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project | Self - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project |
| BBill KellerSelf - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times | Self - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times |
| EEric LiptonSelf - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times | Self - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times |
| KKate BohnerSelf - KBTV Video Blog | Self - KBTV Video Blog |
| JJesselyn RadackSelf - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project | Self - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project |
| JJ. William LeonardSelf - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office | Self - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office |
| SSteven AftergoodHimself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists | Himself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists |
 Barack ObamaSelf - President (archive footage) | Self - President (archive footage) |
 Jake TapperSelf - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage) | Self - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage) |
| JJay CarneySelf - White House Press Secretary (archive footage) | Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage) |
