Photojournalism / History
American History/Photography
Hardcover, 10.25 x 12.25 inches, 144 pages, 80 duotone and four-color photographs
ISBN: 978-1-57687-450-9
$39.95
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RFK, A Photographer’s Journal
Photographs by: Harry Benson
Edited by: Gigi Benson
Edited by: Manuela Soares
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“I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man
but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced
that this country is on a perilous course and because I
have such strong feelings about what must be done that I
feel I am obliged to do all I can.”
—Robert F. Kennedy
A world-renowned photojournalist and chronicler of the
twentieth century’s most historic events, Harr y Benson
provides an eyewitness account of Robert F. Kennedy’s
campaign for the presidential nomination in RFK: A
Photographer’s Journal.
As a friend, advisor, and attorney general to his brother,
John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy stood at the heart
of Washington politics. He is remembered today as a
compassionate, articulate, and optimistic man—a friend
to the poor, an avid civil rights advocate, a champion for
peace. Harr y Benson’s images capture unprecedented
intimate family outings and outdoor adventures with
friends alongside every moment of Kennedy’s brief but
unforgettable presidential run, from his announcement of
his candidacy on St. Patrick’s Day, 1968, and the fervor
and excitement of his days on the campaign trail, all the
way through his shocking assassination in Los Angeles
and the long, sweltering funeral procession to Arlington
Cemetery. Here in elegant photographs are glimpses of
the exhilarating successes and challenging setbacks of
RFK’s campaign, the chaos of that fateful night in L.A.,
and the mourning of hundreds of thousands after their
hero was struck down. Released in commemoration of the
40th anniversary of Kennedy’s death, and supplemented
with excerpts from his speeches and from Benson’s own
journals, RFK: A Photographer’s Journal is a fitting tribute to
an extraordinary man and the legacy he left behind.
Scottish-born photojournalist Harry Benson arrived in
America with the Beatles in 1964 and stayed. Benson
has photographed every U.S. president from Eisenhower
to George W. Bush; was just feet away from Bobby
Kennedy the night he was assassinated and in the room
with Richard Nixon when he resigned; witnessed both the
construction and demolition of the Berlin Wall; and covered
the Gulf War and the struggle in Afghanistan. Among
numerous honors, Benson has twice been named NPPA
Magazine Photographer of the Year and twice received the
Leica Medal of Excellence; in 2005, he received the Lucie
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Portrait Photography. He
has worked under contract for Life, Vanity Fair, Architectural
Digest, and other publications, had 40 solo exhibitions,
and released 11 books, including Harry Benson’s Glasgow
(Black & White, 2007) and Tivoli Gardens (Abrams, 2007).
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