Ken Burns
Director
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
Miniseries
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.
Released Feb. 18, 1997
Episode 90 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History
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Watch Providers: PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA, American Lives Film Project
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Part 1
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.
Feb. 18, 1997, midnight
S1E2 - Part 2
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.
Feb. 19, 1997, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 90 min.
Season Runtime: 90 min.
Released: Feb. 18, 1997
Last Air Date: Feb. 19, 1997, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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