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HBO Documentary on Kennedy to Air Next Week

By Tom White


To commemorate the recent passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, HBO will air Teddy: In His Own Words, a documentary produced by Peter Kunhardt and Sheila Nevins, Tuesday, September 1, Thursday, September 3, and Friday, September 4.  The film premiered on HBO earlier this summer as the kickoff of the cabler's HBO Documentary Films Summer Series.

The film combines the late Massachusetts Senator's narration-culled from past commentary, speeches and public and private sources-with archival footage from newsreels, television and home movies to tell the epic tale of a legendary public servant. Kunhardt's previous work for HBO includes JFK: In His Own Words and Bobby Kennedy: In His Own Words. His latest Kennedy profile completes the trilogy. For more information about Teddy: In His Own Words, click here.

Here's an interview on MSNBC about the documentary, with co-producer Caroline Waterlow: