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Man as John Adams: Dr. Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Franklin has discovered a dispositionentirely American

Man as John Adams:
Dr. Franklin has discovered a disposition
entirely American

Full Transcript

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Man as John Adams: Dr. Franklin
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has discovered a disposition entirely American.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:08
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 He is a great and good man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He is a great and good man.
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I took care not only to be in Reality - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Man as Franklin: I took care not only to be in Reality
S01 • E02 Narrator: In October 1775, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: In October 1775,
S01 • E01 Narrator: He made sure people noticed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: He made sure people noticed,
S01 • E01 He might be his own best invention. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He might be his own best invention.
S01 • E02 He was trying to cobble together a Continental Army - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
He was trying to cobble together a Continental Army
S01 • E01 Franklin is so relentless in learning how to do things, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Franklin is so relentless in learning how to do things,
S01 • E01 It's sort of impossible to know what was there - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
It's sort of impossible to know what was there
S01 • E01 Narrator: With 11 other up-and-coming tradesmen, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: With 11 other up-and-coming tradesmen,
S01 • E02 Franklin promised Washington he would do what he - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin promised Washington he would do what he
S01 • E02 On his way back, Franklin reunited with his sister Jane - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
On his way back, Franklin reunited with his sister Jane
S01 • E01 But they also discussed current events - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But they also discussed current events
S01 • E02 She was still a refugee from occupied Boston. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
She was still a refugee from occupied Boston.
S01 • E01 What is wisdom? What defines good writing? - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
What is wisdom? What defines good writing?
S01 • E02 He persuaded her to come with him to Philadelphia, and they - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He persuaded her to come with him to Philadelphia, and they
S01 • E01 Did importing indentured and enslaved servants - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Did importing indentured and enslaved servants
S01 • E01 The official name of the group was the Leather Apron Club. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The official name of the group was the Leather Apron Club.
S01 • E02 Franklin hoped her description of the carnage in Boston might - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Franklin hoped her description of the carnage in Boston migh...
S01 • E01 Informally, they called themselves the Junto, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Informally, they called themselves the Junto,
S01 • E02 William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on