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Benjamin Franklin

He met frequentlyand always surreptitiously with the Comte de Vergennes,France's foreign...

Narrator: He met frequently
and always surreptitiously with the Comte de Vergennes,
France's foreign minister, who found Franklin tactful,
smart, and unassuming

Full Transcript

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Narrator: He met frequently and always surreptitiously
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with the Comte de Vergennes, France's foreign minister,
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who found Franklin tactful, smart, and unassuming.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:13
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 Narrator: 7 years after the death of their son Franky, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: 7 years after the death of their son Franky,
S01 • E02 Vergennes arranged for several million livres, French pounds, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Vergennes arranged for several million livres, French pounds...
S01 • E01 Franklin's son William was now a teenager, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Franklin's son William was now a teenager,
S01 • E02 But he would go no further, unless the Patriots' military - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But he would go no further, unless the Patriots' milita...
S01 • E01 Deborah treated him with occasional coldness, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Deborah treated him with occasional coldness,
S01 • E02 At the moment, that didn't appear likely. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
At the moment, that didn't appear likely.
S01 • E02 George Washington's army had been chased out of Manhattan, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
George Washington's army had been chased out of Manhatt...
S01 • E01 At age 16, William enlisted to fight against - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
At age 16, William enlisted to fight against
S01 • E02 A large British force moving south from Canada - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
A large British force moving south from Canada
S01 • E02 Its general, John Burgoyne, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Its general, John Burgoyne,
S01 • E01 When he returned to Philadelphia, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
When he returned to Philadelphia,
S01 • E02 British soldiers also threatened Philadelphia. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
British soldiers also threatened Philadelphia.
S01 • E02 Congress abandoned the city, as did many of its residents. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Congress abandoned the city, as did many of its residents.
S01 • E02 Only a few days earlier, Franklin’s daughter, Sally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Only a few days earlier, Franklin’s daughter, Sally,
S01 • E02 Now the whole family, including Franklin's sister Jane, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Now the whole family, including Franklin's sister Jane,
S01 • E01 Dunbar: Franklin had started to acquire some wealth. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Dunbar: Franklin had started to acquire some wealth.
S01 • E02 After an American defeat at Brandywine Creek, Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
After an American defeat at Brandywine Creek, Philadelphia
S01 • E01 Like many other Colonial Pennsylvanians, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Like many other Colonial Pennsylvanians,
S01 • E02 A British officer commandeered Franklin's home and stole his - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
A British officer commandeered Franklin's home and stol...
S01 • E01 He was committed to slave labor. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was committed to slave labor.