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Benjamin Franklin

It was an outrage thatthreatened to mushroom into an international crisis,complicating...

It was an outrage that
threatened to mushroom into an international crisis,
complicating Franklin's diplomacy in Paris at
precisely the wrong time

Full Transcript

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It was an outrage that threatened to mushroom into
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an international crisis, complicating Franklin's
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diplomacy in Paris at precisely the wrong time.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:44
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 thought he might be able to persuade - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He thought he might be able to persuade
S01 • E02 At the end of 1782, a preliminary agreement - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
At the end of 1782, a preliminary agreement
S01 • E02 It did not require reparations to Americans who had remained - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
It did not require reparations to Americans who had remained
S01 • E01 He let Deborah know he would not be returning as quickly - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He let Deborah know he would not be returning as quickly
S01 • E02 And France, which had given so much to the new nation, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
And France, which had given so much to the new nation,
S01 • E01 Franklin was enjoying London. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Franklin was enjoying London.
S01 • E02 Franklin was assigned the task of smoothing things over - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin was assigned the task of smoothing things over
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: Franklin writes one of the greatest letters - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Jenkinson: Franklin writes one of the greatest letters
S01 • E01 It was filled with coffee shops - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
It was filled with coffee shops
S01 • E02 And really disarming the... What could have been a huge - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And really disarming the... What could have been a huge
S01 • E01 And Franklin goes around with his friends, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And Franklin goes around with his friends,
S01 • E01 That glittering, sophisticated world - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
That glittering, sophisticated world
S01 • E02 But he also, in that same letter of apology to Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But he also, in that same letter of apology to Vergennes,
S01 • E01 He was made for a dinner party and conversation. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was made for a dinner party and conversation.
S01 • E01 Philadelphia might have been extraordinary - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Philadelphia might have been extraordinary
S01 • E02 Narrator: Finally, on September 3, 1783, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Finally, on September 3, 1783,
S01 • E02 England officially recognized its former colonies - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
England officially recognized its former colonies
S01 • E01 Brands: There were people who shared his views on science; - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Brands: There were people who shared his views on science;
S01 • E02 The Revolutionary War was over. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
The Revolutionary War was over.
S01 • E02 Members of the British delegation refused to pose - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Members of the British delegation refused to pose