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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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- E1 Part 1Next upFeb 18, 1997 · 87 min
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Jefferson 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 Enlightenment into America’s most articulate voice for human liberty.
- E2 Part 2Feb 19, 1997 · 85 min
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Jefferson’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 influence on and vision for our country reverberates to this day.
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Directed by Ken Burns
Sam Waterston
Blythe Danner
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ossie Davis
Michael Potts
Gore Vidal
George Will
