...So Goes the Nation (2006) featured a cast of 84 tracked actors. Of these, 38 (69%) are still alive today and 17 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is James Baker III, age 96. This film starred William Bacon and James Baker III.
69% still with us· verified cast45% of full cast · incl. 29 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 69% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast84 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Bacon Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 James Baker III Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/04/1930 | 96 | — | 76 |
 Bob Beckwith Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/09/1933 | 93 | — | 73 |
 Paul Begala Self | Self | Living | 12/05/1961 | 65 | — | 45 |
 Osama bin Laden Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/03/1957 | 54 | 02/05/2011 | 49 |
 Ken Blackwell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/02/1948 | 78 | — | 58 |
 Wolf Blitzer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/03/1948 | 78 | — | 58 |
 John Boehner Self | Self | Living | 17/11/1949 | 76 | — | 57 |
 Steve Buscemi Self | Self | Living | 13/12/1957 | 68 | — | 49 |
 George W. Bush Self | Self | Living | 06/07/1946 | 80 | — | 60 |
 George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/06/1924 | 94 | 30/11/2018 | 82 |
 Laura Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/11/1946 | 80 | — | 60 |
Mary Beth Cahill Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steve Chabot Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dick Cheney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/01/1941 | 84 | 03/11/2025 | 65 |
 Max Cleland Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 24/08/1942 | 79 | 09/11/2021 | 64 |
 Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 19/08/1946 | 80 | — | 60 |
 Katie Couric Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/01/1957 | 69 | — | 49 |
Tad Devine Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Matt Dillon Self | Self | Living | 18/02/1964 | 62 | — | 42 |
Matthew Dowd Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Dukakis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/11/1933 | 93 | — | 73 |
Corey Ealons Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Edwards Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Elder Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Elliot Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ashley Faulkner Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gerald Ford Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/07/1913 | 93 | 26/12/2006 | 93 |
 Brendan Fraser Self | Self | Living | 03/12/1968 | 57 | — | 38 |
Al French Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Willie Garson Self | Self | Deceased | 20/02/1964 | 57 | 21/09/2021 | 42 |
Ed Gillespie Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Leslie Ghiz Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Gillmor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/02/1939 | 68 | 05/09/2007 | 67 |
 Rudolph Giuliani Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/05/1944 | 82 | — | 62 |
 Al Gore Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 31/03/1948 | 78 | — | 58 |
Darlene Hawkins Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Larry Hawkins Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Teresa Heinz Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 05/10/1938 | 88 | — | 68 |
 Paris Hilton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 17/02/1981 | 45 | — | 25 |
 Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/05/1911 | 66 | 13/01/1978 | 95 |
Evan Hutchison Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dave Kaylor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 89 |
 Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/11/1925 | 42 | 06/06/1968 | 81 |
 Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/02/1932 | 77 | 25/08/2009 | 74 |
 John Kerry Self | Self | Living | 11/12/1943 | 82 | — | 63 |
 Larry King Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 19/11/1933 | 87 | 23/01/2021 | 73 |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 77 |
Eric J. Little Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chad Lowe Self | Self | Living | 15/01/1968 | 58 | — | 38 |
 Terry McAuliffe Self | Self | Living | 09/02/1957 | 69 | — | 49 |
 Mark McKinnon Self | Self | Living | 05/05/1955 | 71 | — | 51 |
Doyle McManus Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ken Mehlman Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Zell Miller Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Moore Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/04/1954 | 72 | — | 52 |
 Gavin Newsom Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 10/10/1967 | 59 | — | 39 |
 Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/01/1913 | 81 | 22/04/1994 | 93 |
John E. O'Neill Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Barack Obama Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/08/1961 | 65 | — | 45 |
 Joe Pantoliano Self | Self | Living | 12/09/1951 | 75 | — | 55 |
 George Pataki Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/06/1945 | 81 | — | 61 |
Joe Ponder Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Colin Powell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1937 | 84 | 18/10/2021 | 69 |
Linda Prince Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Deborah Pryce Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/02/1911 | 93 | 05/06/2004 | 95 |
 Tom Ridge Self | Self | Living | 26/08/1945 | 81 | — | 61 |
 Mitt Romney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 12/03/1947 | 79 | — | 59 |
 Karl Rove Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 25/12/1950 | 75 | — | 56 |
 Donald Rumsfeld Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/07/1932 | 88 | 29/06/2021 | 74 |
Jeff Rusnak Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arnold Schwarzenegger Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/07/1947 | 79 | — | 59 |
 George Soros Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 12/08/1930 | 96 | — | 76 |
 Bruce Springsteen Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/09/1949 | 77 | — | 57 |
 Fisher Stevens Self | Self | Living | 27/11/1963 | 62 | — | 43 |
 Hilary Swank Self | Self | Living | 30/07/1974 | 52 | — | 32 |
 George Tenet Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 05/01/1953 | 73 | — | 53 |
Larry Thurlow Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pat Tiberi Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 J.D. Walsh Self | Self | Living | 24/12/1973 | 52 | — | 33 |
 Daphne Zuniga Self | Self | Living | 28/10/1962 | 64 | — | 44 |