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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Feb 18, 1997
- Popularity: 9.3103
- 8 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
American Lives Film Project (US)Florentine Films (US)WETA (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Feb 19, 1997
Last episode: Part 2
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 2 episodes
Miniseries
Aired
Episode 1Part 187 min
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.
Episode 2Part 285 min
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.
