Hesburgh (2019)

7.3/10 104 min Documentary

Overview

He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.

Cast

Maurice LaMarche

Narrator (Hesburgh)

Ted Koppel

Self

Alan K. Simpson

Self

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Pope John Paul II

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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