Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)

Directed by

Dawn Porter

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series traces Robert F. Kennedy's political life from his time as attorney general through his 1968 presidential run. It features archival footage and interviews with people who knew him, including politicians and activists.

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What happens

Bobby Kennedy for President is an American documentary television series that focuses on United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his political rise in the 1960s. The four-part first series was released on Netflix on April 27, 2018. The series, run by director and executive producer Dawn Porter, looks at Kennedy's political lore, including his 1968 presidential campaign, which ended with his assassination on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The show uses archival footage during Kennedy's time as Attorney General and Senator, as well as conversations he had with his brothers, United States President John F. Kennedy and United States Senator Ted Kennedy. In addition to archival footage, the show interviews dozens of individuals who, at one point, were in Kennedy's circle, including Rep. John Lewis, Dolores Huerta, Harry Belafonte, Marian Wright Edelman, and William vanden Heuvel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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