Robert Kennedy assassinator breaks silence

Title

Robert Kennedy assassinator breaks silence

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Nick Peters looks back at the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968 and effect on American politics; and the background of Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee who did it and why. Sirhan’s death penalty was changed to life imprisonment with the change in Californian law and he is due for parole shortly. Includes clips from an exclusive NBC interview by David Frost with Sirhan Sirhan.

Contributors

Nick Peters; David Frost; NBC; Sirhan Sirhan

Keywords

USA; Israel; Politics; Jewish-Arab relations; Death penalty; Homicide; Parole; Refugees; Robert Kennedy; Palestinian Arabs

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