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Benjamin Franklin

When the crowd demanded thatthe two great men embrace, Adams had to watchfrom the...

When the crowd demanded that
the two great men embrace, Adams had to watch
from the sidelines

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When the crowd demanded that the two great men embrace,
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Adams had to watch from the sidelines.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:39
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 Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe
S01 • E02 Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man.
S01 • E01 Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virginia - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virgin...
S01 • E02 And he certainly doesn't understand the way - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he certainly doesn't understand the way
S01 • E02 He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's success is, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's succe...
S01 • E01 London's Royal Society made him the first person - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
London's Royal Society made him the first person
S01 • E02 Essentially being polite and genteel - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Essentially being polite and genteel
S01 • E01 And one English scientist called his work - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
And one English scientist called his work
S01 • E02 Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and,
S01 • E02 Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad cop." - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad ...
S01 • E02 I think they become an effective team and instead - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think they become an effective team and instead
S01 • E02 This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic
S01 • E02 But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes,
S01 • E02 Narrator: In February 1779, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: In February 1779,
S01 • E01 Brands: He had a kind of social intelligence - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Brands: He had a kind of social intelligence
S01 • E01 He really was an American genius, but part of his genius - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He really was an American genius, but part of his genius
S01 • E01 Narrator: Franklin's involvement in civic affairs - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: Franklin's involvement in civic affairs
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I conceived my becoming a member - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Man as Franklin: I conceived my becoming a member
S01 • E02 Skemp: This was a war that was not a sectional war. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Skemp: This was a war that was not a sectional war.
S01 • E01 I would not however insinuate that my ambition was not - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
I would not however insinuate that my ambition was not