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Benjamin Franklin

Congress refused to accept hisresignation and instead gave him an additional mission

Congress refused to accept his
resignation and instead gave him an additional mission

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Congress refused to accept his resignation and instead gave him
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an additional mission.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:11
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 But the immediate crisis had been met. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
But the immediate crisis had been met.
S01 • E02 He was now part of a delegation to begin peace - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was now part of a delegation to begin peace
S01 • E01 In Philadelphia, Franklin was hailed as a hero. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
In Philadelphia, Franklin was hailed as a hero.
S01 • E01 "The people," he wrote a friend, "happen to love me." - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
"The people," he wrote a friend, "happen to l...
S01 • E02 Franklin drew up a list of 4 non-negotiable demands - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Franklin drew up a list of 4 non-negotiable demands
S01 • E01 Narrator: In June of 1757, Franklin once more - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: In June of 1757, Franklin once more
S01 • E01 The Assembly had sent him on a mission to try to negotiate - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The Assembly had sent him on a mission to try to negotiate
S01 • E02 To complicate things, when two other American negotiators - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
To complicate things, when two other American negotiators
S01 • E01 He brought his son William along as his assistant, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He brought his son William along as his assistant,
S01 • E02 One was John Jay, a brilliant New York lawyer. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
One was John Jay, a brilliant New York lawyer.
S01 • E02 The other was John Adams. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The other was John Adams.
S01 • E01 Deborah worried that her husband's ship - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Deborah worried that her husband's ship
S01 • E02 Man as Adams: That I have no friendship - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man as Adams: That I have no friendship
S01 • E02 That I am incapable of having any with a man of his moral - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
That I am incapable of having any with a man of his moral
S01 • E01 Woman as Deborah Franklin: I have been in much pain - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Woman as Deborah Franklin: I have been in much pain
S01 • E02 His whole Life has been one continued Insult - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
His whole Life has been one continued Insult
S01 • E02 I never know when he speaks the Truth, and when not. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
I never know when he speaks the Truth, and when not.
S01 • E02 I wish with all my Soul he was out of public Service, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
I wish with all my Soul he was out of public Service,
S01 • E01 I am not able to bear the least thing in the world - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
I am not able to bear the least thing in the world
S01 • E02 Ellis: Franklin was the kind of man put on Earth - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Ellis: Franklin was the kind of man put on Earth