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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

He writes very, very long and intricate books explaining the connections between various...

He writes very, very long and intricate books explaining the connections between various political and cultural movements, and the vividness of that, to him, I won't deny, except that he's covering a period of about nearly 30 years, 25 years

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He writes very, very long and intricate books
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explaining the connections
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between various political and cultural movements,
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and the vividness of that, to him, I won't deny,
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except that he's covering a period
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of about nearly 30 years, 25 years.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:44
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
And there was any number of people in my, to myself... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And there was any number of people in my, to myself...
I know it's very convenient - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I know it's very convenient
But each song has a different occasion for me, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
But each song has a different occasion for me,
And there are, I hope, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And there are, I hope,
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt Down." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt...
And then the tune that I ended up using - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And then the tune that I ended up using
But there's a joke carrying a song - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
But there's a joke carrying a song
The desire to step on your fellow countryman - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
The desire to step on your fellow countryman
So I get... I sang the song up until a few years ago, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
So I get... I sang the song up until a few years ago,
Not because, not because, no, no, she's a human being. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Not because, not because, no, no, she's a human being.
She actually died, you know, in dementia, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
She actually died, you know, in dementia,
But what she let loose in the country, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But what she let loose in the country,
And in a democracy, I get to say what I feel, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And in a democracy, I get to say what I feel,
If we want as a society to take advantage - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
If we want as a society to take advantage
I think the city understands that, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I think the city understands that,
It isn't unified and it isn't working towards a coherent goal. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It isn't unified and it isn't working towards a...
Other cities have, um, created... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Other cities have, um, created...
So this is the indicators from Seattle, um, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So this is the indicators from Seattle, um,
What an inclusive city could look like. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
What an inclusive city could look like.
If you read those documents, it becomes very clear - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
If you read those documents, it becomes very clear