Thomas Jefferson (1997)
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.
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1. Part 11997-02-18 · 1h 27mJefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man – a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an architect. As a young man, he was transformed by the fire of the
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2. Part 21997-02-19 · 1h 25mJefferson’s last years were spent founding the University of Virginia and reestablishing his friendship, after decades of estrangement, from his onetime rival John Adams. His influ
Cast
Sam WaterstonThomas Jefferson (voice)
Blythe DannerMartha Jefferson (voice)
Gwyneth PaltrowJefferson's grandaughter (voice)
Ossie DavisNarrator (voice)
Michael PottsIsaac
Gore VidalSelf
George WillSelfImages
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