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Isaacson: When the Constitutional Convention
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Benjamin Franklin

When theConstitutional Convention is called, it's really a last chancefor America to get...

Isaacson: When the
Constitutional Convention is called, it's really a last chance
for America to get its act together

Full Transcript

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Isaacson: When the Constitutional Convention
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is called,
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it's really a last chance for America
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to get its act together.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:56
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 The trip lasted 5 months. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The trip lasted 5 months.
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: Franklin sees the many different - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: Franklin sees the many different
S01 • E02 The Articles of Confederation really did not do what - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The Articles of Confederation really did not do what
S01 • E01 There's a Northern community; - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
There's a Northern community;
S01 • E02 Narrator: When George Washington arrived - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: When George Washington arrived
S01 • E01 He begins to understand the vast complexity - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He begins to understand the vast complexity
S01 • E01 He was the best-informed person in the New World - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He was the best-informed person in the New World
S01 • E02 Man: At the Constitutional Convention, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Man: At the Constitutional Convention,
S01 • E02 There was George Washington and there was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
There was George Washington and there was
S01 • E01 There was concern about representation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
There was concern about representation;
S01 • E02 Ellis: Up until the end of the War, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: Up until the end of the War,
S01 • E02 By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead, - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead,
S01 • E01 And, even though they will - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And, even though they will
S01 • E01 There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed,
S01 • E02 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fade. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fad...
S01 • E02 Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to
S01 • E01 It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout
S01 • E01 Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello,
S01 • E02 Still, he would attend every session but one. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Still, he would attend every session but one.