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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Extras

Anatomy of a Scene: unseen

Anatomy of a scene from "unseen" with director Set Hernandez.

3:55
Behind the Lens: unseen

A message from the filmmaker.

1:37
Behind the Lens: Brief Tender Light

A message from the filmmaker.

1:18
Behind the Lens: After Sherman

A message from the filmmaker.

1:41
Behind the Lens: A House Made of Splinters

A message from the filmmaker.

1:44
Anatomy of a Scene: Fauna

Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.

3:07
Behind the Lens: Fauna

A message from the filmmaker.

1:49
Behind the Lens: Against the Tide

A message from the filmmaker.

1:25
Behind the Lens: Is There Anybody Out There?

A message from the filmmaker.

0:51
Behind the Lens: Hummingbirds

A message from the filmmaker.

1:30