From the Vault: Even Before God Created C-Span

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The humor of this clip may only be fully appreciated by adults of a certain age, who will never, no matter what happens, forget the voice of Mister Rogers. For the rest, take a few minutes to enjoy perhaps the only time that reading a poem in sworn testimony led a Senator to declare, “Looks like you just earned the $20 million.” (Also probably the only time in Congressional history that a witness has confessed to being grateful for a Senator’s goosebumps.)

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Hat tip to the ever-valuable pourmecoffee.