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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.
Top billed cast
David McCulloughSelf - Narrator (voice)
Kevin BaconSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Jack BlackSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Tucker CarlsonSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
CommonSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Bryan CranstonSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Anderson CooperSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert De NiroSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Laura DernSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Robert DuvallSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
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