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The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France
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Benjamin Franklin

The obvious candidate, um,for that alliance is France

The obvious candidate, um,
for that alliance is France

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The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France.
Duration
6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:39
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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 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."
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...