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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin writes oneof the greatest letters he ever wrote to Vergennes, apologizing...

Jenkinson: Franklin writes one
of the greatest letters he ever wrote to Vergennes, apologizing for
this in a beautiful way and

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Jenkinson: Franklin writes one of the greatest letters
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he ever wrote to Vergennes,
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apologizing for this in a beautiful way and...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:25
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 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
S01 • E01 In fact, if Debbie - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
In fact, if Debbie
S01 • E02 In the unfinished painting, Franklin sits in the middle, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In the unfinished painting, Franklin sits in the middle,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In England, as he had in America, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: In England, as he had in America,
S01 • E02 On Franklin's right sits John Adams, already worried - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
On Franklin's right sits John Adams, already worried
S01 • E02 Man as Adams: The history of our revolution will be - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Man as Adams: The history of our revolution will be
S01 • E01 Exchanging letters, providing advice, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Exchanging letters, providing advice,
S01 • E02 And the essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin's - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And the essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin'...
S01 • E01 Skemp: Sally was born at a bad time, I think, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Skemp: Sally was born at a bad time, I think,