American Experience to Stream RFK In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination

To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will stream its acclaimed 2004 portrait, RFK from June 5 through Labor Day on its site. Written and directed by David Grubin and produced by Grubin and Sarah Colt, the acclaimed two-hour film traces RFK's RISE in public life, from attorney general in his brother's administration to his 1968 campaign for president that tragically ended with an assassin's bullet.

After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Bobby KENNEDY was bereft, having lost not only a beloved brother, but a role that had given meaning to his life. He had suppressed his own ambitions for the sake of the KENNEDY name, serving as his brother's most trusted aide, and the loss left him struggling to find his own voice. In his suffering, he found common ground with others who were hurting, marginalized or deprived of their civil rights. Just as he began to discover his own identity and move BEYOND the shadow of his brother, KENNEDY was assassinated during a campaign event at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968.

RFK features interviews with historians, journalists and biographers including Robert Dallek, Anthony Lewis, Jeff Shesol, and Ronald Steel, as well as ?rsthand recollections of those who knew him well: Peter Edelman, Richard Goodwin, Nicholas Katzenbach, John Seigenthaler, Adam Walinsky, Jack New?eld, Roger Wilkins, Harris Wofford and RFK's daughter, Kathleen KENNEDY Townsend.

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For 30 years, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE has been television's most-watched history series. Hailed as "peerless" (The Wall Street Journal), "the most consistently enriching program on television" (Chicago Tribune), and "a beacon of intelligence and purpose" (Houston Chronicle), the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America's past and present. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including 30 Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, and 18 George Foster Peabody Awards; the series received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 2015 for Last Days in Vietnam.American Experience also creates original digital content that uses new forms of storytelling to connect our collective past with the present. Visit pbs.org/americanexperienceand follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube to learn more.

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