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Benjamin Franklin and American Diplomacy

Filmmakers and special guests explore Franklin and diplomacy. This discussion is presented by WETA and Georgetown University. Production funding was provided by The Better Angels Society. Featuring Ken Burns; Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; and Nicholas Burns, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. Moderated by Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour.
Length 56:05 Premiere: 03/21/22

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Behind the Scenes | Exploring Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin and Inoculation
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The Stamp Act
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Publicly Humiliated in London
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Franklin’s Observations and Experiments on Electricity
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Franklin and Slave Labor
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Franklin Faces His Racial Prejudices
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Benjamin Franklin Invents the Glass Armonica
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Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer
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The Franklins Choose Opposing Sides in the Revolution
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Treaty of Paris, 1783
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