May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications

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Testifying before a U.S. Senate communications subcommittee in 1969, Fred Rogers explains what production funding makes possible for children’s public television. He uses haircuts, sibling relationships and moments of anger at home to show how ordinary feelings can give a story its drama. He wants public television to help children see that feelings can be talked about and managed. He draws on a song he wrote to illustrate how a child can notice an angry impulse and choose how to respond.