Thomas Jefferson
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.
Cast
Sam Waterston
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson (voice)
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jefferson's grandaughter (voice)
Ossie Davis
Narrator (voice)
Michael Potts
Isaac
Gore Vidal
Self
George Will
Self
Seasons
E1Part 1
Feb 18, 1997
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.
E2Part 2
Feb 19, 1997
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.
Storyline
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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