Why Are We Even Here? - Cast

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85 cast members

Name	Known for
Chic Canfora Self - Anti-War Activist Self - Anti-War Activist See fewer	Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4, and Student Protest in America (2020) (2010)
Viet Thanh Nguyen Self - Author, The Sympathizer Self - Author, The Sympathizer See fewer	The Sympathizer (2024)
Lien-Hang Nguyen Self - Author, Hanoi's War (as Lien-Hang T. Nguyen) Self - Author, Hanoi's War (as Lien-Hang T. Nguyen) See fewer	The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
Ken Hughes Self - Research Specialist, Presidential Recordings, University of Virginia Miller Center Self - Research Specialist, Presidential Recordings, University of Virginia Miller Center See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
C. Jack Ellis Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Dan Rather Self - CBS News Correspondent Self - CBS News Correspondent See fewer	The CBS Evening News (1941)
Marc J. Selverstone Self - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center Self - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center See fewer	Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023)
George J. Veith Self - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land Self - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Duc Nha Hoang Self - Advisor to South Vietnamese President (as Hoang Duc Nha) Self - Advisor to South Vietnamese President (as Hoang Duc Nha) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Richard Armitage Self - U.S. Navy Self - U.S. Navy See fewer	Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
Fredrik Logevall Self - Author, Embers of War Self - Author, Embers of War See fewer	Kennedy
Tim Weiner Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Pham Ba Hoa Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (as Col. Pham Ba Hoa) Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (as Col. Pham Ba Hoa) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Tuong Vu Self - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center Self - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center See fewer	Becoming Vietnam - The Birth of a Nation (2025)
Vu Thanh Thuy Self - South Vietnamese Journalist Self - South Vietnamese Journalist See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Chung Tu Buu Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Air Force Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Air Force See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Nguyen Trong Nho Self - South Vietnamese Congressman Self - South Vietnamese Congressman See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Winston Lord Self - Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger Self - Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Graham Nash Self - Musician - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Self - Musician - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young See fewer	Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Michael Kazin Self - Member of the Weathermen Self - Member of the Weathermen See fewer	The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
Thomas A. Bass Self - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes (as Thomas Bass) Self - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes (as Thomas Bass) See fewer	Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
John Negroponte Self - U.S. Foreign Service Self - U.S. Foreign Service See fewer	Deadly (1991)
Gregory Daddis Self - Military Historian (as Col. Gregory A. Daddis) Self - Military Historian (as Col. Gregory A. Daddis) See fewer	History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Peter Osnos Self - Washington Post Correspondent (as Peter L.W. Osnos) Self - Washington Post Correspondent (as Peter L.W. Osnos) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Scott Shimabukuro Self - U.S. Marine Corps Self - U.S. Marine Corps See fewer	Winter Soldier (1972)
Keith Kay Self - CBS News Photojournalist Self - CBS News Photojournalist See fewer	Could It Be a Miracle? (1996)
Mike Nakayama Self - U.S. Marine Corps Self - U.S. Marine Corps See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Dennis Clark Brazil Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Eldson J. McGhee Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Shad Meshad Self - U.S. Army Medical Services Corps Self - U.S. Army Medical Services Corps See fewer	The Mad Man (2020)
Kiên Thành Lê Self - Son of Le Duan Self - Son of Le Duan See fewer	Becoming Vietnam - The Birth of a Nation (2025)
Elizabeth Becker Self - Author, When the War Was Over Self - Author, When the War Was Over See fewer	Meeting with Pol Pot (2024)
Nguyen Van Tau Self - PAVN / Self - North Vietnamese Army (as Col. Nguyen Van Tau) Self - PAVN / Self - North Vietnamese Army (as Col. Nguyen Van Tau) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Jan Barry Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	This Is Not a War Story (2021)
Scott Camil Self - U.S. Marine Corps Self - U.S. Marine Corps See fewer	Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State (2007)
Frederic Whitehurst Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	Waco: A New Revelation (2000)
Morton Halperin Self - Supervisor of the Pentagon Papers, U.S. Defense Department Self - Supervisor of the Pentagon Papers, U.S. Defense Department See fewer	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
Harry S. Truman Self - President of the United States 1945 - 1953 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1945 - 1953 (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - President of the United States 1953 - 1961 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1953 - 1961 (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
John F. Kennedy Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - President of the United States 1963 - 1969 (archive sound) Self - President of the United States 1963 - 1969 (archive sound) See fewer	Spartamerika
Richard Nixon Self - President of the United States 1969 - 1974 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1969 - 1974 (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Allison Krause Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) See fewer
Jeffrey Miller Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) See fewer
Sandy Scheuer Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) See fewer
William Schroeder Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage) See fewer
Leonid Brezhnev Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
George Bush Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage) (as George H.W. Bush) Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage) (as George H.W. Bush) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Anna Chennault Self - Republican Fundraiser (archive footage) Self - Republican Fundraiser (archive footage) See fewer	Our World (1986)
Claire Chennault Self - U.S. Army (archive footage) (as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault) Self - U.S. Army (archive footage) (as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault) See fewer	History Rediscovered: Battle of China (2014)
Eldridge Cleaver Self - Black Panther Party Leader (archive footage) Self - Black Panther Party Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back) (1971)
Country Joe and the Fish Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Hamburger Hill (1987)
Walter Cronkite Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News (archive footage) Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Crosby Stills Nash & Young Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Up in the Air (I) (2009)
Bui Diem Self - South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States (archive footage) Self - South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Through Our Eyes: The Vietnam War (2021)
Le Duan Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party (archive footage) See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Jed Duvall Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as James 'Jed' Duvall) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as James 'Jed' Duvall) See fewer	ABC News Nightline (1979)
Daniel Ellsberg Self - Strategic Analyst, Rand Corporation (archive footage) Self - Strategic Analyst, Rand Corporation (archive footage) See fewer	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
Lewis Fielding Self - Daniel Ellsberg's Psychiatrist (archive footage) (as Dr. Lewis Fielding) Self - Daniel Ellsberg's Psychiatrist (archive footage) (as Dr. Lewis Fielding) See fewer
James Goodale Self - General Counsel, The New York Times (archive footage) Self - General Counsel, The New York Times (archive footage) See fewer	Digital Age (1994)
Dick Gregory Self - Activist (archive footage) Self - Activist (archive footage) See fewer	The Hot Chick (2002)
H.R. Haldeman Self - White House Chief of Staff (archive footage) (voice) (as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman) Self - White House Chief of Staff (archive footage) (voice) (as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman) See fewer	Watergate (II) (1994)
David Hilliard Self - Black Panther Party Chief of Staff (archive footage) Self - Black Panther Party Chief of Staff (archive footage) See fewer	White Dust (2006)
J. Edgar Hoover Self - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage) Self - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Hubert H. Humphrey Self - Vice President, Democratic Presidential Nominee (archive footage) (as Hubert Humphrey) Self - Vice President, Democratic Presidential Nominee (archive footage) (as Hubert Humphrey) See fewer	The Candidate (1972)
E. Howard Hunt Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) See fewer	Watergate (II) (1994)
Henry Kissinger Self - U.S. National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - U.S. National Security Advisor (archive footage) See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Egil Krogh Jr. Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Melvin Laird Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	The Jimmy Dean Show (1963)
Pham Dang Lam Self - South Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage) Self - South Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage) See fewer
John Laurence Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as John 'Jack' Laurence) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as John 'Jack' Laurence) See fewer	The World of Charlie Company (1970)
Duc Tho Le Self - Chief Negotiator, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Le Duc Tho) Self - Chief Negotiator, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Le Duc Tho) See fewer	From Hollywood to Hanoi (1992)
John Lennon Self - Musician, Anti-War Activist (archive footage) Self - Musician, Anti-War Activist (archive footage) See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G. Gordon Liddy Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage) See fewer	Rules of Engagement (2000)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Self - U.S. Delegation (archive footage) Self - U.S. Delegation (archive footage) See fewer	1960 National Nominating Conventions (1960)
Zedong Mao Self - Leader of China (archive footage) Self - Leader of China (archive footage) See fewer	The New China (1951)
Robert McNamara Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
John Mitchell Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (voice) Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (voice) See fewer	The Senate Watergate Hearings (1973)
Thi Binh Nguyen Self - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Viet Cong Government (archive footage) (as Madame Nguyen Thi Binh) Self - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Viet Cong Government (archive footage) (as Madame Nguyen Thi Binh) See fewer	Tische (1969)
Yoko Ono Self - Anti-War Activist (archive footage) Self - Anti-War Activist (archive footage) See fewer	Bring Her Back (2025)
Ed Rabel Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) See fewer	The CBS Evening News (1941)
Norodom Sihanouk Self - Leader of Cambodia (archive footage) (as Prince Norodom Sihanouk) Self - Leader of Cambodia (archive footage) (as Prince Norodom Sihanouk) See fewer	The Enchanted Forest (1966)
Xuân Thuy Self - North Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage) Self - North Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage) See fewer	Tische (1969)
Nguyen Van Thieu Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage) Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage) See fewer	Issues and Answers (1960)
Mike Wallace Self - Host, The Mike Wallace Show (archive footage) Self - Host, The Mike Wallace Show (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)