 According to Caitlin Gibson of "The Washington Post", Rogers became a source for parenting advice; she called him "a timeless oracle against a backdrop of ever-shifting parenting philosophies and cultural trends".Robert Thompson of Syracuse University noted that Rogers "took American childhood—and I think Americans in general—through some very turbulent and trying times", from the Vietnam War and the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968, to the 9/11 attacks in 2001.According to Asia Simone Burns of National Public Radio, in the years following the end of production on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in 2001, and his death in 2003, Rogers became "a source of comfort, sometimes in the wake of tragedy".