He walked into a hostile Senate hearing and left with $20 million π . . . On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers sat before Senator John Pastore, who wanted to slash public TV funding. In 6 unscripted minutes, Rogers recited the lyrics to a song about handling anger. Pastore β described as gruff and impatient β said: 'I think it's wonderful. I think it's wonderful. Looks like you just earned the $20 million.' PBS survived because of one quiet man in a cardigan.
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