Thomas Jefferson(1997)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1997-02-18
Average Runtime: 1h 30m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 11
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this probing documentary. Covering Jefferson's diplomatic work in France, his two presidential terms, his retirement at Monticello and more.
Keywords
usa presidentslaveryindependence movementbiographyminiseriesamerican revolution
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Miniseries
Episodes: 2E01
Part 1
Air Date: 1997-02-18
Jefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man – a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an a...
E02
Part 2
Air Date: 1997-02-19
Jefferson’s last years were spent founding the University of Virginia and reestablishing his friendship, after decade...
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