I saw the documentary, The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy on CBC Newsworld last night. It covers the years leading up to Bobby Kennedy's 1968 murder. It was directed in 2003 by Patrick Jeudy and is narrated by Peter Hudson. This was the North American debut.
I found it to be a very fair and balanced documentary. It did not shy away from any controversies and did not "take sides". It pointed out what Bobby had done in his career, how he was perceived, and how he treated his enemies.
It did a good job in showing how Bobby learned from his past and how the death of his brother really helped him to come into his own. Before that, he was just the younger brother who had to help the older brother, no matter what the cost to him personally.
Sadly, it was during the 1968 presidential campaign that he finally felt that he was his own man. And then he was killed...
If you have the chance to see this, I highly recommend it.
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This documentary was shown here in Europe on ARTE TV in 2004. I think it was originally called The Man Who Wanted To Change America. A friend and I wrote the production company at the time and asked whether we couldn't have a copy and they sent us one! The original version is narrated in French by a guy with a really beautiful voice which enhanced the quality of the documentary even more. I agree with your assessment that it is a fair documentary. I also specifically remember the beautiful photograpy dispersed throughout it.
C-Span has a DVD for sale of the two and a half hour-conference that was held on RFK at the JFK Library on May 28. The C-Span site also has a 25 min. Flash video you can watch.
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