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Oh, I remember reading somewhere, uh, that you were credited with taking the ACLU
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Mighty Ira

Oh, I remember readingsomewhere, uh, that you werecredited with taking the ACLU from like...

Oh, I remember reading
somewhere, uh, that you were
credited with taking the ACLU from like a small-time
mom-and-pop operation to becoming the national force
that it is today, right?

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Oh, I remember reading somewhere, uh, that you were credited with taking the ACLU
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from like a small-time mom-and-pop operation
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to becoming the national force that it is today, right?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:33
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.
-You're... you're that... that Ira Glasser? That's-- -Well-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
-You're... you're that... that Ira Glasser? That&#...
It was pretty well established, uh, before... before me, but, um, but it grew a lot. - Mighty Ira 00:06
It was pretty well established, uh, before... before me, but...
[tranquil music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[tranquil music playing]
[Ira] Much of my political growth and development happened between the '50s and the '60s. - Mighty Ira 00:06
[Ira] Much of my political growth and development happened b...
The '50s were known, as I recall, as the silent generation. - Mighty Ira 00:06
The '50s were known, as I recall, as the silent generat...
[man 2] The cafe lounge is a perfect spot to loaf a while - Mighty Ira 00:08
[man 2] The cafe lounge is a perfect spot to loaf a while
It were, I remember, as a time of not only a political quiescence, - Mighty Ira 00:09
It were, I remember, as a time of not only a political quies...
We're spending an awful lot of time, a lot of money, uh, - Mighty Ira 00:12
We're spending an awful lot of time, a lot of money, uh...
[Ira] People were forced to sign loyalty oaths and were fired if they didn't - Mighty Ira 00:12
[Ira] People were forced to sign loyalty oaths and were fire...
I don't remember there being any student activism. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I don't remember there being any student activism.
[man 3] While with half the world already under the yoke of communism, - Mighty Ira 00:09
[man 3] While with half the world already under the yoke of ...
That changed dramatically and I mean, really, it's a quantum leap in the '60s. - Mighty Ira 00:07
That changed dramatically and I mean, really, it's a qu...
[crowd cheering] - Mighty Ira 00:14
[crowd cheering]
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...