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Benjamin Franklin

He's a man ofomnivorous curiosity, um, of endless invention,of endless self-invention

Schiff: He's a man of
omnivorous curiosity, um, of endless invention,
of endless self-invention

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Schiff: He's a man of omnivorous curiosity, um,
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of endless invention, of endless self-invention.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:01
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 He's so bent on self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He's so bent on self-improvement,
S01 • E01 He gives us this idea that human nature - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He gives us this idea that human nature
S01 • E02 Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:36
Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement,
S01 • E02 Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to ha...
S01 • E02 There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel;
S01 • E02 The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France.
S01 • E02 Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment.
S01 • E02 He had to convince one monarch to help the Americans - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He had to convince one monarch to help the Americans
S01 • E01 Then he made a chart with 7 columns - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Then he made a chart with 7 columns
S01 • E02 But, King Louis XVI didn't want to underwrite this - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But, King Louis XVI didn't want to underwrite this
S01 • E02 The French people might get ideas. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
The French people might get ideas.
S01 • E02 Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to
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."