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The regularity and the constancy
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Mighty Ira

The regularity and the constancy of my appearances on Firing Linewith Buckley did sort of...

The regularity and the constancy of my appearances on Firing Line
with Buckley did sort of elevate
my visibility and my persona in a way that
it had not been before

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The regularity and the constancy
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of my appearances on Firing Line with Buckley
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did sort of elevate my visibility and my persona
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in a way that it had not been before.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:14
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.
I think it's a pity that an organization - Mighty Ira 00:18
I think it's a pity that an organization
The overwhelming bulk of the ACLU's work has been in the interest of most Americans - Mighty Ira 00:09
The overwhelming bulk of the ACLU's work has been in th...
You have to remember that there were many fewer stations at the time. - Mighty Ira 00:06
You have to remember that there were many fewer stations at ...
We had the three big broadcast networks. We had PBS. - Mighty Ira 00:04
We had the three big broadcast networks. We had PBS.
♪ Something special On your public TV station ♪ - Mighty Ira 00:10
♪ Something special On your public TV station ♪
-You think of yourself as irresponsible and slothful. -Well, - Mighty Ira 00:15
-You think of yourself as irresponsible and slothful. -Well,
That's like saying that... that faster grass grows, the more people drown. - Mighty Ira 00:05
That's like saying that... that faster grass grows, the...
Both things happen when it gets hot in the summer, - Mighty Ira 00:07
Both things happen when it gets hot in the summer,
I would find people stopping me in the subways in New York, uh, which didn't happen before. - Mighty Ira 00:06
I would find people stopping me in the subways in New York, ...
Bill Buckley was the erudite conservative on race, on everything else. - Mighty Ira 00:07
Bill Buckley was the erudite conservative on race, on everyt...
Ira disagreed with Bill Buckley and took him on. - Mighty Ira 00:06
Ira disagreed with Bill Buckley and took him on.
-You know-- -But Bill... but Bill, people were being shot and lynched - Mighty Ira 00:09
-You know-- -But Bill... but Bill, people were being shot an...
This was the leading moral crisis of your lifetime and mine - Mighty Ira 00:10
This was the leading moral crisis of your lifetime and mine
-I really am. -I hope you don't suggest that - Mighty Ira 00:13
-I really am. -I hope you don't suggest that
[interviewer 2] Asking you what your impression of - Mighty Ira 00:07
[interviewer 2] Asking you what your impression of
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:16
[soft music playing]
[crowd gasp] - Mighty Ira 00:11
[crowd gasp]
Bill was interested in a great, great many things, - Mighty Ira 00:07
Bill was interested in a great, great many things,
[Bill] It was a few years ago that I first sailed across the Atlantic on Cyrano, - Mighty Ira 00:06
[Bill] It was a few years ago that I first sailed across the...
Bill had lived a long full life and had never been to a ball game. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Bill had lived a long full life and had never been to a ball...