Fred Rogers was a registered Republican, though he deliberately kept his political views private and separate from his public persona. As a Presbyterian minister and host of a children's television program, he felt it was important to avoid politicizing his work and potentially alienating families with different beliefs.
Rogers's primary "politics" revolved around the welfare of children. He advocated for children's emotional and physical well-being, both on and off his show. For example, he spoke out against family separations caused by war, calling it a "gross form of abuse".
A notable example of his political involvement was his famous 1969 testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. He made a quiet and emotional appeal for continued federal funding for public broadcasting, successfully restoring a budget cut.
Rogers supported racial integration through symbolic acts on his show, most famously by inviting the African-American actor François Clemmons to share a small wading pool with him in a 1969 episode.
Some commentators have suggested that the compassionate values and support for public television Rogers demonstrated would put him at odds with the modern Republican party. His wife, Joanne Rogers, even stated in 2018 that President Donald Trump's values were "almost completely opposite" of her late husband's.
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