"Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences.... It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real. … A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age … Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager."
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People from New York (state)Television personalitiesUnited States MarinesChildren's rights activists
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Essay in The New York Times (1979); as quoted in "Bob Keeshan, Creator and Star of TV's 'Captain Kangaroo,' Is Dead at 76" in The New York Times (24 January 2004)
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Bob Keeshan
Robert James Keeshan (21 June 1927 – 23 January 2004), better known as Captain Kangaroo, was a United States television personality and childrens' advocate.
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