On June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy won California’s Democratic primary in his bid to become President of the United States. That night, Senator Kennedy delivered his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, where 17-year-old Juan Romero was working as a hotel busboy. Juan came to StoryCorps to remember the tragic historical event that followed and how it impacted his life.

Directed by
Richard O’Connor

Executive Producers
Dave Isay
Rachel Hartman

Producer
Savannah Winchester

Senior Audio Producer
Jasmyn Morris

Audio Produced by
Jud Esty-Kendall

Supervising Sound Recordist
Jud Esty-Kendall

Audio Mixed By
Jarrett Floyd

Animation by
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC

Design
Ward Jenkins

Animators
Alex Fyock
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Natalie Greene

Art Production
Ruyin Tsai

Original Music
Joshua Abrams

Music Performed by
Joshua Abrams
Hamid Drake
Marquis Hill
Emmett Kelly
Adam Thornburg

Music Mixed by
Joshua Abrams
Neil Strauch

Outro Music by
“The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan” by Chris Zabriskie
From the Album Undercover Vampire Policeman
Published by You've Been a Wonderful Laugh Track

Special Thanks
Juan Romero

In Partnership with
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
NPR
POV

Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A private corporation funded by the American people.

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