Benjamin Franklin's Legacy
Walter Isaacson talked about the life and legacy of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Mr. Isaacson argued that Benjamin Franklin’s…
Life & Times of Benjamin Franklin
2006-01-14T21:12:58-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/8c2/190664-m.jpgThree of the most prominent recent biographers of Benjamin Franklin participated in a discussion at the National Constitution Center. Jim Lehrer, who wrote The Franklin Affair: A Novel, published by Random House, moderated the panel. Following the discussion, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Richard Beeman, a member of the National Constitution Center Board of Trustees, introduced the program.The participants were: Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, published by Simon and Schuster; Gordon Wood, author of The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, published by The Penguin Press; Stacy Schiff, author of A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America , published by Henry Holt and Co.
The program was presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibit “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World,” organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the oldest Founding Father, born January 17, 1706.
Three of the most prominent recent biographers of Benjamin Franklin participated in a discussion at the National Constitution Center. Jim Lehrer, who… read more
Life & Times of Benjamin Franklin Three of the most prominent recent biographers of Benjamin Franklin participated in a discussion at the National Constitution Center. Jim Lehrer, who wrote The Franklin Affair: A Novel, published by Random House, moderated the panel. Following the discussion, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Richard Beeman, a member of the National Constitution Center Board of Trustees, introduced the program.
The participants were: Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, published by Simon and Schuster; Gordon Wood, author of The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, published by The Penguin Press; Stacy Schiff, author of A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America , published by Henry Holt and Co.
The program was presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibit “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World,” organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the oldest Founding Father, born January 17, 1706. close
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- Richard R. Beeman Professor University of Pennsylvania->History Department
- Walter Isaacson President and CEO Aspen Institute
- Jim Lehrer Anchor PBS->Newshour with Jim Lehrer
- Stacy Schiff Author
- Richard "Rick" Stengel President and CEO National Constitution Center
- Gordon S. Wood Professor Brown University->History Department
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