Self (with King during March On Washington) is a real person portrayed by Robert F. Kennedy in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close (season 1), they were 62 years old.
They appear in 7 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Episodes7
Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close
episode S1.E7 november 1988Filmmaker Robert Drew updates his 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) which followed the confrontation between President Kennedy and Alabama governor George Wallace.LBJ: Part 2 - My Fellow Americans
episode S4.E2 october 1991Award winning filmmaker David Grubin profiles one of the most controversial U.S. presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who rose from obscurity to the pinnacle of power, only to suffer disillusionment and defeat. Witness the events that brought LBJ from Texas to Washington, the White House, and a landslide election in 1964. Follow his triumphs in passing a wave of social legislation then his downward spiral which ends in withdrawal from politics. This is the second of two parts.Malcolm X: Make It Plain
episode S6.E7 january 1994RFK
episode S17.E1 october 2004Part One: The Garish Sun: Robert F. Kennedy devotes himself to his brother John, then deals with the pain of the assassination.Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1
episode S18.E3 november 2005Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2
episode S18.E4 november 2005JFK: Part 1
episode S26.E2 november 2013JFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate. Despite his lack of legislative achievements and his Catholicism -- which many Americans see as a negative -- Kennedy wins the election on the promise that he will stand up to the Soviets and protect American preeminence in the world.
- Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close
- LBJ: Part 2 - My Fellow Americans
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain
- RFK
- Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1
- Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2
- JFK: Part 1