Mister Rogers' mom knitted many sweaters he wore on each show & in 1984 he donated an iconic red cardigan to this institution

In 1969 Mister Rogers testified before the Senate to fight this president's proposal to cut federal grants to PBS in half--& won

Mister Rogers got to meet Koko a gorilla with a vocabulary of more than 1000 words in this form of communication

Mister Rogers voiced many puppets in his neighborhood including this original one; his son stars in an animated spin-off

He was on the show's floor crew & was even on camera at times maybe paving his way to be Batman & Birdman