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

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters hold it up as a model of persuasive public speaking and as the go-to reminder of why public broadcasting deserves funding.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Road Less Marveled

Topic

public broadcasting funding

Format

other

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

9

HN mentions in dataset

14

Recommendation years in dataset

2015–2026

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From the original HN conversations

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• One of my favorite examples of public speaking is Mr. Rogers testifying before a Senate subcommittee in support of funding for national public television. He is calm, thoughtful and thorough through the entire process, speaking simply and without grandeur. It's a small wonder he found …

• If you haven't seen it before, Fred Rogers' 1969 testimony before the Senate in defense of PBS funding is very moving. He was able to prevent a $10M cut to their $20M funding. [VIDEO]

• > Doesn't look like he recorded much (outside the show), but definitely will be looking into what he has recorded. For anyone who hasn't seen it, one must-see video outside the show is Fred Rogers testifying before the Senate in 1969, in order to defend …