Harry Benson's Photographs

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
World-renowned photojournalist Harry Benson talks about his remarkable career. His latest book, Harry Benson: Photographs, is a celebration of his career, and includes his photographs of presidents, Robert F. Kennedy on the night he was assassinated, and the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrities, and historic moments—the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, the IRA hunger strikes, the Freedom March through Mississippi, 9/11, and conflicts around the world.

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