Commentators
The following are commentators who appear on the miniseries[1] (listed in alphabetical order):
- Buzz Aldrin – former astronaut and the second man to step on the Moon
- David Baldacci – best-selling American novelist
- Michael Bloomberg – current Mayor of New York City
- Tom Brokaw – journalist and former anchor of NBC Nightly News
- Margaret Cho – comedian, actress, and activist
- Sean "Diddy" Combs – record producer, rapper, actor, and men's fashion designer
- Sheryl Crow – singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
- Michael Douglas – actor and producer
- Melissa Etheridge – singer-songwriter
- Henry Louis Gates Jr. – Harvard professor
- Newt Gingrich – former Speaker of the House
- Rudy Giuliani – former Mayor of New York City
- Tim Gunn – creative director of Liz Claiborne and mentor on Project Runway
- Rick Harrison – co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from History's Pawn Stars
- David Kennedy - historian
- John Legend – recording artist, musician, and actor
- Bill Maher – political commentator and the host of Real Time
- Soledad O'Brien – American journalist and CNN personality
- Colin Powell – former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Annette Gordon-Reed - American historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Al Sharpton – Baptist minister and civil rights activist
- Michael Strahan – former NFL football player
- Meryl Streep – Academy Award-winning actress
- Donald Trump – American business magnate, socialite, author, and television personality
- Jimmy Wales – co-founder of Wikipedia
- Vera Wang – American fashion designer
- Brian Williams – current anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News
- ^ "America The Story of us". imdb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.