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Benjamin Franklin

General Washington finallybegged Franklin not to send anyone else

General Washington finally
begged Franklin not to send anyone else

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General Washington finally begged Franklin not to send
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anyone else.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:34
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 He had a kind of public opinion embedded in his brain. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He had a kind of public opinion embedded in his brain.
S01 • E01 And he knew that opinion in the end was what would - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And he knew that opinion in the end was what would
S01 • E02 But 3 of the men Franklin recommended would - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
But 3 of the men Franklin recommended would
S01 • E01 Narrator: By now, thousands of readers - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: By now, thousands of readers
S01 • E02 Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben would develop a system - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben would develop a system
S01 • E01 Many printers published almanacs. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Many printers published almanacs.
S01 • E01 They outsold everything in the colonies except Bibles - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
They outsold everything in the colonies except Bibles
S01 • E02 And the Marquis de Lafayette of France, whose father had - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
And the Marquis de Lafayette of France, whose father had
S01 • E01 In addition to weather predictions, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
In addition to weather predictions,
S01 • E01 All of it was ostensibly written - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
All of it was ostensibly written
S01 • E02 Early into his diplomatic mission, Franklin was warned, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Early into his diplomatic mission, Franklin was warned,
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: Franklin got this from his reading - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: Franklin got this from his reading
S01 • E01 Swift had produced the "Bickerstaff Papers," - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Swift had produced the "Bickerstaff Papers,"
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: As it is impossible - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: As it is impossible
S01 • E01 And Franklin decides to incorporate this style - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And Franklin decides to incorporate this style
S01 • E02 If I was sure, therefore, that my valet - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
If I was sure, therefore, that my valet
S01 • E01 When to plant potatoes or peas; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
When to plant potatoes or peas;
S01 • E01 But they stayed because these fillers were - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But they stayed because these fillers were
S01 • E01 Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:27
Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote,
S01 • E02 Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst