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Benjamin Franklin

There was George Washingtonand there was Benjamin Franklin,and nobody else came third

There was George Washington
and there was Benjamin Franklin,
and nobody else came third

Full Transcript

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There was George Washington and there was
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Benjamin Franklin, and nobody else came third.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:28
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 There was concern about representation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
There was concern about representation;
S01 • E02 Ellis: Up until the end of the War, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: Up until the end of the War,
S01 • E02 By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead, - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead,
S01 • E01 And, even though they will - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And, even though they will
S01 • E01 There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed,
S01 • E02 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fade. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fad...
S01 • E02 Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to
S01 • E01 It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout
S01 • E01 Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello,
S01 • E02 Still, he would attend every session but one. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Still, he would attend every session but one.
S01 • E02 From the start, it was clear that the 55 delegates did not - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
From the start, it was clear that the 55 delegates did not
S01 • E01 At Deborah's urging, her husband - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
At Deborah's urging, her husband
S01 • E02 Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd,
S01 • E02 Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies...
S01 • E02 A House of Representatives - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
A House of Representatives
S01 • E01 Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong,
S01 • E02 Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should
S01 • E01 You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it,