The American Friend Backdrop Blur

Top Cast

  • Henry Kissinger

    Henry Kissinger

    Self

  • Pierre Messmer

    Pierre Messmer

    Self

  • Pierre Salinger

    Pierre Salinger

    Self

  • Sargent Shriver

    Sargent Shriver

    Self

  • Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

    Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

    Self

  • Charles de Gaulle

    Charles de Gaulle

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self (archival footage)

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    Self (archival footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    Self (archival footage)

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