Its so warm, I was just putting some water on my feet, Rogers tells Clemmons.
Would you like to join me?
Officer Clemmons seems, at first, hesitant to take up Rogers' offer.
Photo:Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
He responds by saying how enjoyable the water looks.
Okay, sure, a beaming Clemmons replies.
He then takes off his shoes and socks and puts his feet beside Rogers in the small pool.
The two men wash their feet together for viewers all over the country to witness.
Clemmons speaks about his experience on the show and Rogers' attitude to race.
My being on the program was a statement for Fred,he explains.
But there was something reluctant about Fred, to let go.
Clemmons, a trained opera singer, worked together with Rogers onMister Rogers Neighborhoodfor 25 years.
