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The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

Robert Kennedy Campaigning in Los Angeles

Robert Kennedy Campaigning in Los Angeles

Washington, DC
Saturday, August 4, 2012

Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Sirhan Sirhan was arrested and convicted of the murder. In this program, panelists discuss the assassination and its impact on the nation's history. Speakers include Arturo Placencia, the police officer who arrested Sirhan, and Evan Thomas, author of Robert Kennedy: His Life.

Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 4:46pm (ET)

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