Cast Speaker Newt Gingrich Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich Kevin Knoblock Vince Haley Donna E. Lusitana Philip Hurn Joseph Ellis, Ph.D. Edward Larson, Ph.D. Henry W. Brands, Ph.D. Douglas Brinkley, Ph.D. Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D. Edward Lengel, Ph.D. Jane Hampton Cook William Forstchen, Ph.D. Gay Hart Gaines Allen Guelzo, Ph.D. Walter Isaacson Robert Lyons Beverley Simmons