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Benjamin Franklin

He can't stand thesecelebrations of what he sees as this utterlyirresponsible colleague

He can't stand these
celebrations of what he sees as this utterly
irresponsible colleague

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He can't stand these celebrations of what he sees
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as this utterly irresponsible colleague.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:17
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 Narrator: Some religious leaders objected - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: Some religious leaders objected
S01 • E02 Narrator: Shortly after his arrival, Adams accompanied - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: Shortly after his arrival, Adams accompanied
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Surely the Thunder of Heaven is no more - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as Franklin: Surely the Thunder of Heaven is no more
S01 • E02 He was 83 and in poor health, a month away from dying. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He was 83 and in poor health, a month away from dying.
S01 • E02 When the crowd demanded that the two great men embrace, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
When the crowd demanded that the two great men embrace,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe
S01 • E02 Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man.
S01 • E01 Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virginia - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virgin...
S01 • E02 And he certainly doesn't understand the way - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he certainly doesn't understand the way
S01 • E02 He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's success is, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's succe...
S01 • E01 London's Royal Society made him the first person - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
London's Royal Society made him the first person
S01 • E02 Essentially being polite and genteel - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Essentially being polite and genteel
S01 • E01 And one English scientist called his work - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
And one English scientist called his work
S01 • E02 Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and,
S01 • E02 Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad cop." - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad ...
S01 • E02 I think they become an effective team and instead - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think they become an effective team and instead
S01 • E02 This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic
S01 • E02 But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes,
S01 • E02 Narrator: In February 1779, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: In February 1779,
S01 • E01 Brands: He had a kind of social intelligence - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Brands: He had a kind of social intelligence