The Most Dangerous Man in America

• 7.3 Documentary
• 2009-10-16
• 92 minutes mins

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "imperial" presidency – answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people – in order to help end the Vietnam War.

Starring:

Daniel Ellsberg (Self (Narraror)) Patricia Ellsberg (Self) John Dean (Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon) Howard Zinn (Self - Historian) Peter Arnett (Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)) Ben Bagdikian (Self - Editor, Washington Post) Ann Beeson (Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU) Robert Ellsberg (Self - Daniel's Son) Richard Falk (Self - Professor of International Law) Max Frankel (Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times)

Director:

Judith Ehrlich Rick Goldsmith

Writer:

Rick Goldsmith Michael Chandler Lawrence Lerew Judith Ehrlich