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Mr. Rogers airs special episode addressing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
On June 7, 1968, two days after an assassin’s bullet felled Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Fred Rogers, soft-spoken host of the children’s public television show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” dedicates an episode to explaining the national tragedy to his young, largely pre-school audience. Kennedy’s shocking murder, at a California campaign event, came just two months after the killing of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a national trauma that prompted riots in more than 100 American cities.
With America’s political and social unrest intensifying—and media coverage high—Rogers worried about the impact on children, who see and hear much of what goes on, but are largely left out of “grown-up” conversations. An ordained minister with degrees in theology and child development, he worked throughout the night of June 6, writing a special episode to help address the
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Fred Rogers was a legitimate American national treasure. Over 31 seasons he proved to be the reliable, compassionate and all-wise friendly neighbor who guided millions of youngsters through their childhood. Fred single-handedly introduced children’s educational television, in the process elevating a medium that was heading downhill fast. His radical kindness, typified by a gentle and personal manner, helped bring sanity to a world beset by problems. Having Mr. Rogers as our neighbor made the world a safer place.
Early Years
Frederick McFeely Rogers entered the world on march 28th, 1928 at his grandparents house in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. His parents, James and Nancy, were extremely pious people, so young Fred grew up in a very religious household. James worked at the McFeely brick company, which was owned by his father. He was a hard working, industrious man who taught these traits to his son.
Nancy volunteered at the local hospital as a nurses’ aid. She had a deep love for help
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You may have read it on the internet or heard it from a friend: Before Fred McFeely Rogers became a beloved TV legend, he was a sniper in the Vietnam War. Then he took to the airwaves, adopting his signature sweater to cover his full-sleeve tattoos, using his platform to abuse children and flipping off television cameras along the way.
Everything in that paragraph is untrue—so why do these stories keep being repeated? The persistence of these stories, and their stark contrast from the truth, tells us a lot about urban legends and how they spread. In fact, folklorists, who study how people express themselves in everyday life, say that the stories we tell about public figures can actually tell us a lot about ourselves.
Mr. Rogers’ real biography reads like a squeaky-clean fable: A Pittsburgh native, Rogers was working in television when he felt the call to pursue seminary studies. He never served as a pastor with a congregation, but expressed his ministry through his children's