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I try as hard as I can to be the man you want
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Shirley

I try as hard as I canto be the man you want

I try as hard as I can
to be the man you want

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I try as hard as I can to be the man you want.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:53
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Participant,Royal Ties Productions

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Movie Summary

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
I'm happy to do it because I know how important all this is to you. - Shirley 00:06
I'm happy to do it because I know how important all thi...
Because I know, for whatever reason, a shadow of a man is what you want. - Shirley 00:08
Because I know, for whatever reason, a shadow of a man is wh...
But don't get upset with me when I'm a little too good at it. - Shirley 00:07
But don't get upset with me when I'm a little too ...
It has been said, "Behind every great man is a great woman." - Shirley 00:11
It has been said, "Behind every great man is a great wo...
I remember a time when she was introduced at a dinner by the MC. - Shirley 00:07
I remember a time when she was introduced at a dinner by the...
And it was very fitting, to me, - Shirley 00:11
And it was very fitting, to me,
Well, I would describe my husband as - Shirley 00:10
Well, I would describe my husband as
I can truthfully say - Shirley 00:12
I can truthfully say
And indeed, I know it has been most difficult for him, occasionally. - Shirley 00:06
And indeed, I know it has been most difficult for him, occas...
Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit, - Shirley 00:13
Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit,
♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪ - Shirley 00:09
♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪
I mean, this is what the campaign's come to, - Shirley 00:06
I mean, this is what the campaign's come to,
Shirley got blown out in Florida, less than 1% of the vote in Illinois. - Shirley 00:06
Shirley got blown out in Florida, less than 1% of the vote i...
Three months from the convention, and we're moving backward. - Shirley 00:05
Three months from the convention, and we're moving back...
I dig her... speaking-truth thing, but that doesn't get you votes. - Shirley 00:06
I dig her... speaking-truth thing, but that doesn't get...
I want you to help me help Shirley. I can't manage from the bleachers. - Shirley 00:05
I want you to help me help Shirley. I can't manage from...
We just need to compartmentalize her... so we can better guide the campaign. - Shirley 00:07
We just need to compartmentalize her... so we can better gui...
You knew her from, uh, when you formed the Bedford-Stuyvesant Political League. - Shirley 00:06
You knew her from, uh, when you formed the Bedford-Stuyvesan...
Taught Shirley everything I knew about politics. - Shirley 00:05
Taught Shirley everything I knew about politics.
How the system works, how some people are kept out - Shirley 00:06
How the system works, how some people are kept out