ðə tˈaɪɾəl wʌzɐ plˈeɪ ˈɔn "tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðiːz ɹˈaɪts," ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ˈɪʃuːd baɪ tɹˈuːmənz sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts kəmˈɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.
The title was a play on "To Secure These Rights," a report issued by Truman's civil rights commission in 1947.