“In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.” (YouTube)
“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” ran from 1968 to 2001. Fred Rogers, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, passed away less than two years later, in 2003.
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