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Mighty Ira

There's a timewhen the operation of themachine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at...

[crowd cheering] There's a time
when the operation of the
machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart-- [Roger] People were
extraordinarily frustrated

Full Transcript

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There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious,
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makes you so sick at heart--
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[Roger] People were extraordinarily frustrated.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:18
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
Their kids were being drafted, the kids themselves were in the streets, uh, protesting. - Mighty Ira 00:07
Their kids were being drafted, the kids themselves were in t...
The civil rights movement had come to a stopping point - Mighty Ira 00:15
The civil rights movement had come to a stopping point
As the political climate heated up a lot in the country, - Mighty Ira 00:22
As the political climate heated up a lot in the country,
[man 4] Robert F. Kennedy, he wins the nomination on the first ballot - Mighty Ira 00:10
[man 4] Robert F. Kennedy, he wins the nomination on the fir...
At the same time, uh, Bobby Kennedy had begun to emerge for me - Mighty Ira 00:11
At the same time, uh, Bobby Kennedy had begun to emerge for ...
Being a United States senator, I mean, seeing that in my own family, - Mighty Ira 00:11
Being a United States senator, I mean, seeing that in my own...
Somewhere in... in the middle of his brother's presidential administration - Mighty Ira 00:25
Somewhere in... in the middle of his brother's presiden...
And I wrote him this letter explaining to him - Mighty Ira 00:18
And I wrote him this letter explaining to him
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...