May 1st, 1969 – Mr. Rogers testifies before the Senate to defend funding for Public Broadcasting. In just 6 minutes he changes the heart of Senator John Pastor.
May 1st, 1969 – Mr. Rogers testifies before the Senate to defend funding for Public Broadcasting. In just 6 minutes he changes the heart of Senator John Pastor.
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We need this voice so badly today. Growing up in the late 70s and early 80s , I loved watching Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. Both programs taught so much that children need to know. Mr. Rogers, especially, taught me there were different ways to deal with feelings other than violence. He was such a contrast to my dad. I’ll always be thankful for him.
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I know no one is perfect but in my opinion he’s the closest you could get
This man was a real example of a good human being, there are so few that do or have ever existed.
Congressman these days: “Wait, we can change our minds?”
Thank you for sharing this.
Somehow we need to bring back more educational shows and less fake reality shows. I learned so much from Mr. Roger, electric company, sesame street, reading rainbow, and schoolhouse rock.
He was such a kind, lovely man who genuinely cared about children. I can’t watch him speak without getting teary-eyed. I grew up watching Mr Roger’s, Sesame Street, and Reading Rainbow. I couldn’t get my daughter into the old shows, but when she was little, she loved Daniel Tiger, which is a cartoon based on the characters of Mr Roger’s neighborhood. She used to call him Dangle Tiger.
A much needed discourse nowadays!
Remember when politicians could afford to change their minds instead of being beholden to their donors?
Support your local PBS station today.
How would you ever be able to argue with that calm, polite, reasonable, rational voice? It’d be hard enough if you KNEW he was wrong, let alone when you know he’s right too.
Fred Rogers was a national treasure. He did the right things for the right reasons because he always saw human beings, not enemies or opponents.
This man is a national icon.
Did I miss something about PBS? What’s up with the weird hate comments?
As a father of a three year old and five year old, I have to remind myself every day to shut up and let them have their feelings. It is not easy. And I’m not perfect. But I do think I’m doing it a little bit better than I was taught as a child. Mr. Rogers continues to be a beacon of light in this world. We need more like him.
Eased the pain away as a 52 yo man today. T
Too bad there’s no more Mr Rogers around.
It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen this, I can never pass up watching it again and it still gets me every single time.
This seems like a simpler time.
Mr Rogers was the best. Thank you for Public Broadcasting, it gave us so many great shows like Mr Rogers, Reading Rainbow & the Electric Company amongst countless others…it was an awesome time!
This makes me smile whenever I see it but then it makes me sad because if he testified in front of our modern day senate, Lindsay graham would accuse him of being a pedophile and tell him to fuck off
In 1969 on one of the episodes, Mr Rogers invited the police officer, Officer Clemmons, into his backyard on a hot day to cool off in a small pool. Sitting side by side they put their feet into the water and talked about the usual things you talk about on a hot summer day.
Officer Clemmons was black, and for many kids around the country, it was the first time they had ever seen a white person share swimming space with a black person. Many pools in the country at that time were segregated and openly resisted black folks.
Thank you, Mr Rogers, for reminding us, and pointing us towards the better angels of our nature.
It’s pretty nuts he’s conscious and already worried about the mental health of our children in 1969.
His voice is like a big warm hug. What a truly amazing gift he gave this world.
I was born in 94 and I grew up watching Mr Rogers in the late 90s and early 2000s which is 30+ years after it aired and it was still impacting children’s lives. I did not have a fairytale childhood and his show was an escape from that. He reminded me that no matter how sad or upset I was that I mattered and deserved to feel loved. I would not be the man I am today if not for shows that aired on PBS like Mr. Rogers.
How far we have fallen.
Remember when Fox News called Mr Rogers evil?
Sadly, I bet nowadays some politicians would be calling this “woke” because it talks about feelings/emotions and alternatives to violence.
(We need this guy! RIP, Mr. Rogers.)
bringing up the words “Kids mental health” in the late 70s, man was ahead of his time!
We used to make fun of mister Rogers when I was a kid and yet as an adult – I can’t help but feel – I was completely wrong in my youth and as an adult he had the right message and was a man who saw where we were going and he was righteous in his vision and in hindsight completely correct. The world still needs a new Mr Rogers
We need Mr. Rogers more today than anytime in history. That guy had a heart of gold.
It breaks my heart to think of a time when this exchange was possible.
And today someone on Twitter would make up a completely unfounded rumor about him, MGT would call him part of the deep state and Abbott would send bus loads of migrants to his house.
Within hours he’d get death threats and hillbillies would be shooting Lady Elaine puppets on TikTok