StoryCorps: The Busboy

About the Episode

A famous photograph taken moments after Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and a teenaged hotel busboy kneels beside him, cradling the Senator’s head. That busboy was Juan Romero. At StoryCorps, Juan remembered the night of the assassination — and how that moment impacted his life.

Aired: 06/05/23 | Expires: 09/30/28 | Runtime: 3m 28s

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