[Letter, 1976 Oct. 12 : to Duane R. Carlson].

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[Letter, 1976 Oct. 12 : to Duane R. Carlson].

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Fred Rogers apologizes for not promoting a Blue Cross Association booklet as much as he had hoped during an interview with Betty Furness on the "Today Show." He explains that Furness thought that Blue Cross would be promoting the booklet; she only wanted to talk about Fred's work. Also, she was tense during the interview because she had just found out that a young woman would be replacing Barbara Walters on the program.

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