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TIL that on May 1, 1969 Mr. Rogers, host of the longtime children's television landmark Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, appeared in Washington before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to express his disagreement with a proposal by President Nixon to cut federal funding for public broadcasting.

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