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Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to
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Benjamin Franklin

Persuading France'sking and his ministers to provide any assistance atall would require...

Narrator: Persuading France's
king and his ministers to provide any assistance at
all would require delicacy and discretion, persistence
and shrewd calculation

Full Transcript

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Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to
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provide any assistance at all would require delicacy
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and discretion, persistence and shrewd calculation.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:10
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 "I was surprised," he said, "to find myself much fuller - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
"I was surprised," he said, "to find myself m...
S01 • E02 Franklin had taken on the most momentous chess match - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin had taken on the most momentous chess match
S01 • E01 At one point, he said, "I've mastered all the 12 - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
At one point, he said, "I've mastered all the 12
S01 • E02 And playing it would require him, on his own, to improvise - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And playing it would require him, on his own, to improvise
S01 • E01 "And one of my friends said, 'Franklin, you're missing - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
"And one of my friends said, 'Franklin, you'r...
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: Franklin understood they're not committed - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Jenkinson: Franklin understood they're not committed
S01 • E01 You might want to add that one to your list." - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
You might want to add that one to your list."
S01 • E02 They side with the colonials and allow us each - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
They side with the colonials and allow us each
S01 • E01 Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it,
S01 • E02 But, Franklin, and Franklin alone, knows how to negotiate - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
But, Franklin, and Franklin alone, knows how to negotiate
S01 • E01 Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it,
S01 • E02 Narrator: He met frequently and always surreptitiously - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: He met frequently and always surreptitiously
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