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Benjamin Franklin

Dear Son,I received your letter

Man as Franklin: Dear Son,
I received your letter

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Man as Franklin: Dear Son, I received your letter.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:54
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 • E02 Nothing has ever hurt me so much and affected me with such - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Nothing has ever hurt me so much and affected me with such
S01 • E01 Brown: Franklin is one of the earliest to say, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Brown: Franklin is one of the earliest to say,
S01 • E01 He imagined himself as being the kind of linchpin between - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He imagined himself as being the kind of linchpin between
S01 • E02 There are natural duties which precede political ones, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
There are natural duties which precede political ones,
S01 • E01 Narrator: By this time, William Franklin had completed - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: By this time, William Franklin had completed
S01 • E02 You may confide to your son the family affairs you wished - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
You may confide to your son the family affairs you wished
S01 • E02 I shall hear from you by him. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
I shall hear from you by him.
S01 • E01 William also took up with - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
William also took up with
S01 • E02 Brands: Benjamin Franklin was estranged from - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brands: Benjamin Franklin was estranged from
S01 • E02 But after the war, he was able to repair all those - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
But after the war, he was able to repair all those
S01 • E01 Just like his own father, he sired a son out of wedlock. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Just like his own father, he sired a son out of wedlock.
S01 • E02 And I'm not sure I can say exactly why. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And I'm not sure I can say exactly why.
S01 • E01 Unlike his father, William arranged for the baby boy - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Unlike his father, William arranged for the baby boy
S01 • E02 William is willing to make up, but Benjamin is not. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
William is willing to make up, but Benjamin is not.
S01 • E02 And I just sort of imagine that William is... is holding out - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
And I just sort of imagine that William is... is holding out
S01 • E02 Narrator: By May of 1785, Thomas Jefferson had arrived - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: By May of 1785, Thomas Jefferson had arrived
S01 • E01 Among those present for the occasion - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Among those present for the occasion
S01 • E02 By July, with his grandsons Temple and Benny, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
By July, with his grandsons Temple and Benny,
S01 • E01 From the balcony, Benjamin watched the lavish ritual. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
From the balcony, Benjamin watched the lavish ritual.
S01 • E02 They crossed the Channel and lingered for several days - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
They crossed the Channel and lingered for several days