Mister Rogers Defending PBS to the US Senate
They were going to cut it in half, but he got them to double it!
History • April 2013 • Views: 1,634
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.
He is Saint Fred of TV.
Diss him in my presence, and I will beat the bloody hell out of you. He wouldn’t approve of that, but he was a better man than I’ll ever be. He is sacred to me.
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Fred Rogers was a fricking saint. You cannot convince me different.