If it helps, you see, he was “in government” at the time so he had no choice but to be a shit eating sycophant who told the president whatever he thought he wanted to hear.
"Just following orders" is very famously not a defense for being complicit in a genocide
Fred Rogers was the host of a beloved American children's program, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.
I believe reruns still get aired on a lot of public television stations, but it's very much the blueprint for later personality driven children's content, like Ms. Rachel
https://youtu.be/p1xvw8v5py8