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Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

OnFebruary 6, 1778, Franklin met with Vergennesand signed 2 treaties

Narrator: On
February 6, 1778, Franklin met with Vergennes
and signed 2 treaties

Full Transcript

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Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin
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met with Vergennes and signed 2 treaties.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:47
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 Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany,
S01 • E01 He was most curious to know everything you can know about - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was most curious to know everything you can know about
S01 • E02 One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid
S01 • E01 Wanting to know everything is a key to his creativity. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Wanting to know everything is a key to his creativity.
S01 • E01 Narrator: He observed weather patterns - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: He observed weather patterns
S01 • E02 The other, the most important, was a treaty - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The other, the most important, was a treaty
S01 • E02 France had officially joined the American Revolution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
France had officially joined the American Revolution.
S01 • E01 For an ailing brother, he fashioned - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
For an ailing brother, he fashioned
S01 • E02 Isaacson: When they signed the treaty, he wears this old, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Isaacson: When they signed the treaty, he wears this old,
S01 • E02 And it's the one he had worn in the Cockpit, when he had - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And it's the one he had worn in the Cockpit, when he ha...
S01 • E01 And he designed a metal stove to fit into a hearth, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And he designed a metal stove to fit into a hearth,
S01 • E01 Franklin's radiated more heat out into the room - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin's radiated more heat out into the room
S01 • E02 And he said, "To give it a little revenge." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
And he said, "To give it a little revenge."
S01 • E01 An ironworker who was a fellow Junto member - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
An ironworker who was a fellow Junto member
S01 • E02 Schiff: And he meets the king, who congratulates him - Benjamin Franklin 00:29
Schiff: And he meets the king, who congratulates him
S01 • E01 When Franklin was urged to take out - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
When Franklin was urged to take out
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: As we enjoy great advantages - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Man as Franklin: As we enjoy great advantages
S01 • E01 Narrator: But nothing he did as a scientist - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: But nothing he did as a scientist
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: This is the civilest nation - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man as Franklin: This is the civilest nation
S01 • E02 Your first Acquaintances endeavour - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Your first Acquaintances endeavour