As quoted in "Commentary: Pre-school Rankings" by Susan Hoff KERA Public Newsroom (6 September 2007)
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Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.
— Bob Keeshan
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About 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.
About 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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