Oct 4, 2004 · Two political issues that recurred during RFK's life — the fight against Communism, and the struggle for racial equality — exploded in 1968. Four adversaries dogged RFK: Communism, Fidel...

May 11, 2022 · American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history.

Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game. As RFK began to move beyond the shadow of his brother, he, too, was assassinated.

Oct 4, 2004 · RFK: Directed by David Grubin. With Blair Brown, Roy M. Cohn, Robert Dallek, Peter Edelman. Part One: The Garish Sun: Robert F. Kennedy devotes himself to his brother John, then deals with the pain of the assassination.

RFK's immersion in the classics makes sense: the ordeal he went through reads like a Greek tragedy. He was the dutiful brother forced to take the place of the slain king.

Historian Michael Beschloss talks to American Experince about the Cold War, Cuba, JFK' s private life, and Robert Kennedy's role in American politics.

Jun 5, 2018 · In this probing and perceptive biography, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE reassess the remarkable and tragic life of the third Kennedy son, the boy Joe Sr. called the “runt.” Featuring Skip to Main Content

Oct 29, 2024 · As RFK began to move beyond the shadow of his brother, he, too, was assassinated.

When an assassin took his brother's life, Robert Kennedy was bereft of someone he loved, and of a role that had given his life meaning. As he began to move beyond the shadow of his brother, he, too, was assassinated. Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want.