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And I wrote him this letter explaining to him
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Mighty Ira

And I wrote him this letterexplaining to him about why I thought he wasa unique politician...

And I wrote him this letter
explaining to him about why I thought he was
a unique politician and uniquely
positioned to implement and... and initiate the kind of
changes I thought he wanted, I thought I wanted
and I thought the nation needed

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And I wrote him this letter explaining to him
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about why I thought he was a unique politician and uniquely positioned to implement
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and... and initiate the kind of changes I thought he wanted,
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I thought I wanted and I thought the nation needed.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:09
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
The idea that somebody, you know, completely unknown - Mighty Ira 00:14
The idea that somebody, you know, completely unknown
Whatever reason, uh, I finally got this appointment with Senator Kennedy - Mighty Ira 00:09
Whatever reason, uh, I finally got this appointment with Sen...
So, I sit down with him and he asks me a lean in question of some kind - Mighty Ira 00:11
So, I sit down with him and he asks me a lean in question of...
And so he just said that this was, you know, at best premature, - Mighty Ira 00:11
And so he just said that this was, you know, at best prematu...
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:48
[soft music playing]
I told him that its agenda of issues focusing on litigation around the Bill of Rights - Mighty Ira 00:14
I told him that its agenda of issues focusing on litigation ...
Actually, he said, "You're wrong about the narrowness. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Actually, he said, "You're wrong about the narrown...
I think, if you work there it will get you into all the issues you care about." - Mighty Ira 00:20
I think, if you work there it will get you into all the issu...
This is the guy who worked for Joe McCarthy who had wiretapped people. - Mighty Ira 00:04
This is the guy who worked for Joe McCarthy who had wiretapp...
And I said, "Why do you say that?" - Mighty Ira 00:11
And I said, "Why do you say that?"
It's founded on a set of, sort of, root principles - Mighty Ira 00:09
It's founded on a set of, sort of, root principles
Uh, values of liberty and all the range of values codified in the Bill of Rights." - Mighty Ira 00:07
Uh, values of liberty and all the range of values codified i...
A month or so later after my meeting with Kennedy, - Mighty Ira 00:09
A month or so later after my meeting with Kennedy,
Good morning. We are broadcasting this morning - Mighty Ira 00:09
Good morning. We are broadcasting this morning
I am announcing today my candidacy for the presidency of the United States. - Mighty Ira 00:07
I am announcing today my candidacy for the presidency of the...
And suddenly out of the blue, Martin Luther King is assassinated. - Mighty Ira 00:06
And suddenly out of the blue, Martin Luther King is assassin...
I have some very sad news for all of you - Mighty Ira 00:19
I have some very sad news for all of you
[Bryan Stevenson] I remember growing up in this poor rural segregated community. - Mighty Ira 00:05
[Bryan Stevenson] I remember growing up in this poor rural s...
I remember sitting there and just sensing all of this anxiety - Mighty Ira 00:08
I remember sitting there and just sensing all of this anxiet...
Everybody in the civil rights community remembers King's death. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Everybody in the civil rights community remembers King'...