This is the first of two archived visits with Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold.
Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a young man and became an inventor, printer, scientist, author, governor, activist in the war for independence from England, an ambassador to France, and the first post master general in the United states, among a multitude of many other accomplishments. Ralph Archbold has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in theater, for conventions, and in the media for over 30 years.
Benjamin Franklin, through the person of Ralph Archbold, met with me in Franklin Court where his home and printshop were located, in Philadelphia. We met on July 18, 1994. We discussed his early life, his inventions and his role in the cessation from England and the formation of the United States. We began our conversation when I first asked him when he first came to Philadelphia.
The book Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Archbold recommend is “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”
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Benjamin Franklin – Ralph Archbold — "Two Visits with Benjamin Franklin Part One"
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