Movies: Robert F. Kennedy

"The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. The documentary's main protagonists - Václav Havel, banned singer Marta Kubisová, and the underground roc...

The film captures the pivotal events surrounding President Lyndon Johnson's historic address on March 31st, focusing on his decision to halt bombing in North Vietnam and his surprising announcement not to seek re-election. The speech aimed for peace ...

Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002....

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As with the plot to frame Lee Harvey Oswald, the verdict on Robert Kennedy's murder was decided even before the case went to court. A lone, deranged assassin has always been the best way to explain away, and distract attention from, much more intrica...

On October 6th, 2018, Storm Lake High's Class of '68 had their 50th class reunion. We sat down with them to talk about their high school experiences....

The Sixth Floor museum at Dealey Plaza presents a group of six short films about the life, death and enduring legacy of John F. Kennedy that are shown in the Sixth Floor Exhibit of the former Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas. The sudden ...

What would it be like to run against one of the most powerful political families in America? Enter the backrooms of American politics as a doctor named Kevin Vigilante takes on the Kennedys. In his first race for public office, Kevin Vigilante challe...

1968 - the year of riots, fights and protests. And demonstrations: against the Vietnam War, against teenage fairs, against the Davis Cup and even against Christmas. It is also the year of the invasion of Prague, the very last student exam and the ass...

A 1964-1973 Retrospective for homecoming POWs....

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Historian Andrew Cohen discusses Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment....

Surrounded by his children, his wife Ethel, and Sammy Davis, Jr., RFK visits schoolchildren around the city, and is every bit the good patriarch and dutiful public servant. But it’s the films’ fleeting, in-between, moments where Pennebaker most preci...

David Grubin's probing and perceptive biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy, whose early life was spent in the shadow of his elder brother John. After JFK's assassination, he discovered his own identity in the forefront...

An interview with Sharon Malone and Eric Holder regarding the 1963 desegregation of the University of Alabama....

The footage of RFK was shot on the last day of his life. We took the train trip with him from SF to LA and you know what happened later that night....

This collection of archival footage features the most compelling speeches, press conferences and appearances made by Robert F. Kennedy, easily one of the most beloved political figures in the history of the United States. Highlights include RFK's eul...

In August 1964, less than a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, delegates to the Democratic National Convention gathered to nominate the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. On the convention's final day, Bobby Kennedy gives a...

Explains techniques used by Communists to gain control over young people. Hosted by then- Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy....