1 00:00:12,332 --> 00:00:14,499 ♪ I'll bet We've been together ♪ 2 00:00:14,534 --> 00:00:17,431 ♪ For a million years ♪ 3 00:00:17,466 --> 00:00:19,966 ♪ And I'll bet We'll be together ♪ 4 00:00:20,001 --> 00:00:22,999 ♪ For a million more ♪ 5 00:00:23,034 --> 00:00:25,869 ♪ Ooh, it's like I started breathin' ♪ 6 00:00:25,904 --> 00:00:28,834 ♪ On the night we kissed ♪ 7 00:00:28,869 --> 00:00:34,369 ♪ And I can't remember What I ever did before ♪ 8 00:00:34,404 --> 00:00:37,170 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 9 00:00:37,205 --> 00:00:38,704 ♪ Without us? ♪ 10 00:00:39,937 --> 00:00:42,605 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,236 ♪ Without us? ♪ 12 00:00:45,271 --> 00:00:47,904 ♪ And there ain't No nothin' ♪ 13 00:00:47,939 --> 00:00:49,939 ♪ We can't love Each other through ♪ 14 00:00:49,974 --> 00:00:51,205 ♪ Ooh-hoo ♪ 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,106 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 16 00:00:54,141 --> 00:00:57,225 ♪ Without us? ♪ 17 00:00:57,260 --> 00:01:00,309 ♪ Sha-la-la-la ♪ 18 00:01:09,209 --> 00:01:10,610 Hi, how you doing, Alex? 19 00:01:10,645 --> 00:01:12,208 Ooh! 20 00:01:12,243 --> 00:01:14,109 That's gross. 21 00:01:14,144 --> 00:01:15,276 I'm sorry, Jennifer. 22 00:01:15,311 --> 00:01:17,811 Next time I'll go in the garage, okay? 23 00:01:17,846 --> 00:01:19,110 Mom, what's for dinner? 24 00:01:19,145 --> 00:01:22,212 Soy meal and hearts-of-palm casserole. 25 00:01:22,247 --> 00:01:23,413 Again? 26 00:01:25,314 --> 00:01:28,246 I'm glad we only have three meals a day. 27 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,748 Alex, you promised to go in the garage. 28 00:01:32,783 --> 00:01:33,815 Honey, you've got a fever. 29 00:01:33,850 --> 00:01:34,813 You should take some aspirin 30 00:01:34,848 --> 00:01:36,465 and go right to bed after dinner. 31 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:38,307 No, no. It's just a cold, Mom. 32 00:01:38,342 --> 00:01:40,115 Anyway, I can't go to bed early. 33 00:01:40,150 --> 00:01:41,615 Gotta hand in my term paper 34 00:01:41,650 --> 00:01:43,583 on the Declaration of Independence tomorrow. 35 00:01:43,618 --> 00:01:45,550 I'm gonna be up all night working on this. 36 00:01:45,585 --> 00:01:47,384 Alex, you're sick. I'm sure your professor 37 00:01:47,419 --> 00:01:49,118 will understand if you turn it in late. 38 00:01:49,153 --> 00:01:50,818 Yeah, Mom can write your teacher a note 39 00:01:50,853 --> 00:01:52,118 like she does for me. 40 00:01:54,452 --> 00:01:55,587 A note. 41 00:01:55,617 --> 00:01:56,636 Jennifer, 42 00:01:56,666 --> 00:01:59,197 this is a term paper on Thomas Jefferson. 43 00:01:59,227 --> 00:02:01,820 This is not a book report on Our Friend the Policeman. 44 00:02:03,688 --> 00:02:05,487 It was Our Friend the Fireman, 45 00:02:05,522 --> 00:02:07,321 and I got an A on it. 46 00:02:09,422 --> 00:02:10,553 I can't believe Skippy. 47 00:02:10,588 --> 00:02:12,422 He just called me up and asked me if I wanted to go 48 00:02:12,457 --> 00:02:14,523 to the Van Halen concert with him on Sunday. 49 00:02:14,558 --> 00:02:15,554 What'd you say? 50 00:02:15,589 --> 00:02:16,755 I asked him if he'd sell me 51 00:02:16,790 --> 00:02:19,757 the tickets so I could go with a normal guy. 52 00:02:19,792 --> 00:02:21,324 Perfect. 53 00:02:22,658 --> 00:02:24,591 Alex, what's all that stuff? 54 00:02:25,625 --> 00:02:27,356 This "stuff," Mallory, 55 00:02:27,391 --> 00:02:30,125 as you so eloquently refer to these items, 56 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,859 are two great treasures of American history. 57 00:02:32,894 --> 00:02:34,158 This is 58 00:02:34,193 --> 00:02:36,226 the famous John Trumbull painting of the signing 59 00:02:36,261 --> 00:02:38,060 of the Declaration of Independence, 60 00:02:38,095 --> 00:02:39,092 and this, Mallory... 61 00:02:39,127 --> 00:02:42,262 This is the Declaration of Independence. 62 00:02:43,628 --> 00:02:45,329 How'd you get it? 63 00:02:49,930 --> 00:02:52,830 This is not the original, Mallory. 64 00:02:56,597 --> 00:02:57,829 Hey, hon! 65 00:02:57,864 --> 00:02:59,663 Hi! I'm glad you're home. Mmm. 66 00:02:59,698 --> 00:03:01,931 Elyse, Alex, you remember Ed Nelson, 67 00:03:01,966 --> 00:03:03,063 PBS in Washington. 68 00:03:03,098 --> 00:03:04,333 Right. Good to see you. 69 00:03:04,368 --> 00:03:06,264 Hi. Hi. 70 00:03:06,299 --> 00:03:07,798 Alex, talk to your dad. 71 00:03:07,833 --> 00:03:09,366 Maybe you'll have more luck than I did 72 00:03:09,401 --> 00:03:10,900 in convincing him to come to Washington 73 00:03:10,935 --> 00:03:11,899 tomorrow morning. 74 00:03:11,934 --> 00:03:13,701 Ed, come on. We've been over this. 75 00:03:13,736 --> 00:03:15,033 What's going on? 76 00:03:15,068 --> 00:03:17,335 There's some important congressional hearings tomorrow 77 00:03:17,370 --> 00:03:19,736 involving funding for public broadcasting, 78 00:03:19,771 --> 00:03:22,536 and, uh, we need your husband to testify. 79 00:03:22,571 --> 00:03:25,267 In front of Congress? Dad, the Congress? 80 00:03:25,302 --> 00:03:28,003 Ed, I am flattered by the offer, but I told you, 81 00:03:28,038 --> 00:03:29,436 there are a lot of important things 82 00:03:29,471 --> 00:03:31,838 going on here tomorrow, and I just can't get away. 83 00:03:31,873 --> 00:03:33,503 Right, Elyse? 84 00:03:33,538 --> 00:03:35,671 What's going on tomorrow that's so important? 85 00:03:37,105 --> 00:03:39,339 Heh. That haircut appointment. 86 00:03:39,374 --> 00:03:40,904 Oh, Steven. 87 00:03:40,939 --> 00:03:42,540 Come on, Dad, you can't pass this up. 88 00:03:42,575 --> 00:03:44,340 I mean, this is big. 89 00:03:44,375 --> 00:03:46,106 Destiny is calling you. 90 00:03:50,374 --> 00:03:51,574 See? 91 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:05,761 Oh, hey, Alex. 92 00:04:05,796 --> 00:04:07,143 Oh, hi, Dad. 93 00:04:07,178 --> 00:04:09,211 I just came to get some juice for your mother. 94 00:04:09,246 --> 00:04:10,311 She couldn't sleep. 95 00:04:10,346 --> 00:04:11,745 How come? The baby kicking? 96 00:04:11,780 --> 00:04:12,846 No, I was. 97 00:04:14,279 --> 00:04:15,812 I've been tossing and turning. 98 00:04:15,847 --> 00:04:18,280 This Washington thing, it's really been on my mind. 99 00:04:18,315 --> 00:04:19,647 Look, Dad, come on. It'll be great. 100 00:04:19,682 --> 00:04:20,847 All right, okay, picture it. 101 00:04:20,882 --> 00:04:22,131 You're in the conference room. 102 00:04:22,166 --> 00:04:23,381 It's jammed with reporters, okay? 103 00:04:23,416 --> 00:04:24,731 Hanging on your every word. 104 00:04:24,766 --> 00:04:26,012 Flashbulbs popping all over. 105 00:04:26,047 --> 00:04:28,164 The, uh, chairman bangs his gavel. 106 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:30,282 "Ha, ha!" you laugh defiantly, 107 00:04:30,317 --> 00:04:31,349 refusing to be silenced. 108 00:04:31,384 --> 00:04:33,280 Slow down! 109 00:04:33,315 --> 00:04:35,299 Alex, there are other station managers 110 00:04:35,334 --> 00:04:37,284 who are experienced at this sort of thing. 111 00:04:37,319 --> 00:04:39,351 I'm just not in their league. 112 00:04:39,386 --> 00:04:40,917 Dad, look. 113 00:04:40,952 --> 00:04:44,117 A- at the Continental Congress in 1776, 114 00:04:44,152 --> 00:04:46,285 Thomas Jefferson was a young guy. 115 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,886 An unknown face in the crowd, 116 00:04:48,921 --> 00:04:51,453 a complete nobody, just like you. 117 00:04:53,354 --> 00:04:54,886 And, uh, when John Adams 118 00:04:54,921 --> 00:04:57,021 asked him to write the Declaration of Independence, 119 00:04:57,056 --> 00:04:59,288 he must've been a little overwhelmed, 120 00:04:59,323 --> 00:05:00,639 just like you are. 121 00:05:00,674 --> 00:05:01,920 But he said yes. 122 00:05:01,955 --> 00:05:04,188 Thomas Jefferson was a great man, Alex. 123 00:05:04,223 --> 00:05:06,387 I'm not a great man, I'm Steven Keaton. 124 00:05:06,422 --> 00:05:10,557 Dad, Thomas Jefferson wasn't Thomas Jefferson 125 00:05:10,592 --> 00:05:13,091 until he was Thomas Jefferson. 126 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:15,089 You know? 127 00:05:15,124 --> 00:05:18,324 He didn't know he was gonna be Thomas Jefferson. 128 00:05:18,359 --> 00:05:20,659 I mean, one day he was Thomas Jefferson, 129 00:05:20,694 --> 00:05:24,126 and the next day, he was... I know. 130 00:05:24,161 --> 00:05:26,460 Thomas Jefferson. Yeah! 131 00:05:26,495 --> 00:05:28,058 Look. 132 00:05:28,093 --> 00:05:31,160 Great events make great men. 133 00:05:31,195 --> 00:05:34,227 Thomas Jefferson say that? 134 00:05:34,262 --> 00:05:36,279 Uh, no. 135 00:05:36,314 --> 00:05:37,838 I did. Heh. 136 00:05:37,873 --> 00:05:39,118 See, Dad, if... 137 00:05:39,153 --> 00:05:40,328 If Thomas Jefferson 138 00:05:40,363 --> 00:05:41,796 had given in to his fears, 139 00:05:41,831 --> 00:05:44,163 if he hadn't written the Declaration of Independence, 140 00:05:44,198 --> 00:05:47,131 they would've got somebody else. 141 00:05:47,166 --> 00:05:48,681 Somebody less brilliant. 142 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:50,162 Somebody less eloquent. 143 00:05:50,197 --> 00:05:52,648 Yeah, and without this masterpiece, Dad, 144 00:05:52,683 --> 00:05:55,099 the revolution might never have succeeded. 145 00:05:55,134 --> 00:05:58,200 He did do a nice job on it. 146 00:05:58,235 --> 00:05:59,297 Yeah, Dad. 147 00:05:59,332 --> 00:06:01,699 You see, it was Jefferson's destiny 148 00:06:01,734 --> 00:06:03,701 to write the Declaration of Independence. 149 00:06:03,736 --> 00:06:05,466 Just like it's your destiny 150 00:06:05,501 --> 00:06:08,199 to go to Washington and testify. 151 00:06:08,234 --> 00:06:11,002 How do you know so much about people's destiny? 152 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,836 That's my destiny. 153 00:06:14,536 --> 00:06:16,436 Alex, I appreciate what you're saying. 154 00:06:16,471 --> 00:06:17,535 I... I really do. 155 00:06:17,570 --> 00:06:19,487 But I'm just gonna have to go 156 00:06:19,522 --> 00:06:21,404 with my instincts on this one. 157 00:06:21,439 --> 00:06:23,004 I'm not going to testify. 158 00:06:23,039 --> 00:06:24,035 Dad... 159 00:06:24,070 --> 00:06:26,270 No. I'll see you in the morning, son. 160 00:06:26,305 --> 00:06:27,236 Yeah. 161 00:06:27,271 --> 00:06:28,772 Try to get some sleep. 162 00:06:57,711 --> 00:06:59,476 Alex. 163 00:06:59,511 --> 00:07:00,977 Come on, Alex, wake up. 164 00:07:01,012 --> 00:07:02,644 We got a lot of work to do. 165 00:07:02,679 --> 00:07:04,396 What? What? We gotta clean up in here, 166 00:07:04,431 --> 00:07:06,113 and then we gotta go clean the stable. 167 00:07:06,148 --> 00:07:07,113 Stable? 168 00:07:08,179 --> 00:07:11,046 Stable? What are you talking... about? 169 00:07:12,748 --> 00:07:15,213 Skippy? 170 00:07:15,248 --> 00:07:17,115 Skippy, what's going on? 171 00:07:17,150 --> 00:07:19,947 Aah! Why...? 172 00:07:19,982 --> 00:07:21,665 Why am I wearing these clothes? 173 00:07:21,700 --> 00:07:23,349 If you weren't, you'd be naked. 174 00:07:24,716 --> 00:07:26,148 Uh... 175 00:07:26,183 --> 00:07:28,851 Uh, Skippy, w- what date is it? 176 00:07:28,886 --> 00:07:30,651 It's July 3rd. 177 00:07:30,686 --> 00:07:32,835 July 3rd, what? 178 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:34,985 It's July 3rd, sir. 179 00:07:37,285 --> 00:07:38,249 No, Skippy, wha...? 180 00:07:38,284 --> 00:07:40,286 What year is it? Skip... Oh. 181 00:07:40,321 --> 00:07:41,986 It's 1776. 182 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,819 Whoa. 183 00:07:46,854 --> 00:07:48,119 I'm not used to it, either. 184 00:07:48,154 --> 00:07:51,422 You know, I'm still writing 1775 on my checks. 185 00:07:56,556 --> 00:07:58,957 Good day, Mr. Jefferson, sir. 186 00:07:59,956 --> 00:08:01,556 Hello, Skipford. 187 00:08:03,423 --> 00:08:04,991 Oh, young boy... 188 00:08:06,491 --> 00:08:07,841 Stable boy. 189 00:08:07,876 --> 00:08:09,156 Uh, me? 190 00:08:09,191 --> 00:08:11,925 I just saw my horse tied to the post outside. 191 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,410 Now, I've asked you numerous times 192 00:08:13,445 --> 00:08:14,860 to please put him inside the stable 193 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:15,825 when it rains. 194 00:08:15,860 --> 00:08:18,694 The rain can damage his coat. 195 00:08:18,729 --> 00:08:20,959 Oh, Thomas, 196 00:08:20,994 --> 00:08:22,127 I'm glad you're still here. 197 00:08:22,162 --> 00:08:23,092 Oh, hello, John. 198 00:08:23,127 --> 00:08:25,928 Good evening, Mr. Adams, sir. 199 00:08:27,528 --> 00:08:29,929 Thomas, I just did some informal polling 200 00:08:29,964 --> 00:08:31,260 of the other delegates, 201 00:08:31,295 --> 00:08:34,779 and I think the vote tomorrow is going to go our way. 202 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:38,264 Independence from England! It'll be quite a day, John. 203 00:08:38,299 --> 00:08:39,328 Yes, it will. 204 00:08:39,363 --> 00:08:40,830 And the delegates also agree 205 00:08:40,865 --> 00:08:42,763 that you're the man to write the document 206 00:08:42,798 --> 00:08:46,132 which officially declares our independence from the king. 207 00:08:46,167 --> 00:08:47,197 Will you do it? 208 00:08:47,232 --> 00:08:48,448 Skippy, pay attention. 209 00:08:48,483 --> 00:08:49,630 You are about to witness 210 00:08:49,665 --> 00:08:52,233 one of the greatest moments in the history of mankind. 211 00:08:52,268 --> 00:08:53,431 Never mind that. 212 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:55,466 Betsy Ross' window shade is up. 213 00:08:58,467 --> 00:09:02,002 I am very honored to be asked to write this declaration, John, 214 00:09:02,037 --> 00:09:03,867 but my answer is no. 215 00:09:03,902 --> 00:09:06,868 Oh, come now, Thomas. 216 00:09:06,903 --> 00:09:09,401 You're the finest writer amongst us 217 00:09:09,436 --> 00:09:11,703 and the most eloquent of thought, I dare say. 218 00:09:11,738 --> 00:09:13,135 Why, just the other day, 219 00:09:13,170 --> 00:09:14,769 you impressed us all so much 220 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:17,271 with your talk about the natural rights of man, 221 00:09:17,306 --> 00:09:19,272 about liberty and self-government. 222 00:09:19,307 --> 00:09:20,236 That? 223 00:09:20,271 --> 00:09:21,471 That was nothing, John. 224 00:09:21,506 --> 00:09:24,006 I'd had a few glasses of ale, that's all. 225 00:09:24,041 --> 00:09:25,005 Come now, Thomas. 226 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,407 This is no time for false modesty. 227 00:09:27,442 --> 00:09:28,538 I'm not being modest. 228 00:09:28,573 --> 00:09:30,408 I just have a lot to do tonight. 229 00:09:30,443 --> 00:09:32,041 I'm having my wig fluffed. 230 00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:37,324 What about John Hancock? He's very good. 231 00:09:37,359 --> 00:09:40,375 He writes in those nice big letters. 232 00:09:40,410 --> 00:09:42,207 Very easy to read. 233 00:09:42,242 --> 00:09:43,943 If you don't change your mind by morning, 234 00:09:43,978 --> 00:09:44,975 I'll ask him. 235 00:09:45,010 --> 00:09:46,476 Well, I think he's your man. 236 00:09:46,511 --> 00:09:48,511 Come on, John. I'll walk you to your horse. 237 00:09:51,345 --> 00:09:52,278 Wait... 238 00:09:54,645 --> 00:09:55,810 Skippy. 239 00:09:55,845 --> 00:09:57,578 Thomas Jefferson 240 00:09:57,613 --> 00:10:00,347 isn't gonna write the Declaration of Independence. 241 00:10:00,382 --> 00:10:01,644 Let's get busy. 242 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:03,579 Skippy, look it, you don't understand. 243 00:10:03,614 --> 00:10:05,815 Without Jefferson's brilliance in that document, 244 00:10:05,850 --> 00:10:08,114 the revolution against England will fail. 245 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:10,281 So what? I like England. 246 00:10:11,883 --> 00:10:13,333 No, look. Skippy, uh... 247 00:10:13,368 --> 00:10:14,749 I gotta do something. 248 00:10:14,784 --> 00:10:17,233 Uh, do you know where Jefferson lives? 249 00:10:17,268 --> 00:10:19,683 I live next door to the Jeffersons. 250 00:10:21,050 --> 00:10:22,518 All right. Take me there. 251 00:10:22,553 --> 00:10:23,616 No. 252 00:10:23,651 --> 00:10:24,649 Uh-uh, Alex. 253 00:10:24,684 --> 00:10:25,884 Don't get me involved in this. 254 00:10:25,919 --> 00:10:27,735 I'm in enough trouble already 255 00:10:27,770 --> 00:10:29,552 for cracking that stupid bell. 256 00:10:35,086 --> 00:10:36,586 Look, Skippy... 257 00:10:36,621 --> 00:10:38,487 the history of the nation, 258 00:10:38,522 --> 00:10:40,185 perhaps of mankind, 259 00:10:40,220 --> 00:10:42,587 depends on what we do in the next couple of hours. 260 00:10:42,622 --> 00:10:43,622 Oh, great. 261 00:11:01,958 --> 00:11:03,592 Oh, hello there, Mrs. Jefferson. 262 00:11:03,627 --> 00:11:05,591 Skipford. 263 00:11:05,626 --> 00:11:06,925 Wipe your feet. 264 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,525 Oh, I'm sorry. Uh... 265 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:11,392 This... This is my friend Alex. 266 00:11:11,427 --> 00:11:13,560 He works with me down at the statehouse. 267 00:11:13,595 --> 00:11:15,359 He'd like to talk to Mr. Jefferson. 268 00:11:15,394 --> 00:11:17,862 Alex. What a nice name. Well, my husband's upstairs. 269 00:11:17,897 --> 00:11:18,961 Won't you come in and wait? 270 00:11:18,996 --> 00:11:20,195 Yeah. 271 00:11:21,195 --> 00:11:22,160 Ooh. 272 00:11:22,195 --> 00:11:23,495 Young man, you're not well. 273 00:11:23,530 --> 00:11:25,263 You should have yourself leeched. 274 00:11:30,230 --> 00:11:32,229 Say there, Mallory. 275 00:11:32,264 --> 00:11:34,197 I happen to have a couple of tickets 276 00:11:34,232 --> 00:11:36,131 to the turkey shoot this Sunday. 277 00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:37,297 Are you interested? 278 00:11:37,332 --> 00:11:40,033 This very cute minuteman asked me today. 279 00:11:40,068 --> 00:11:41,231 Oh, yeah? 280 00:11:41,266 --> 00:11:44,266 Well, this guy may be a minuteman, Mallory, but... 281 00:11:44,301 --> 00:11:46,232 But someday you'll see. 282 00:11:46,267 --> 00:11:48,967 I'm gonna be an indentured servant. 283 00:11:49,002 --> 00:11:50,700 Ha! 284 00:11:50,735 --> 00:11:52,735 Mother, what's for dinner? 285 00:11:52,770 --> 00:11:54,735 Uh, turtle and flummery pie. 286 00:11:54,770 --> 00:11:56,300 Again? 287 00:11:56,335 --> 00:11:58,702 Good thing we only eat thrice a day. 288 00:11:59,503 --> 00:12:00,502 Let's eat! 289 00:12:00,537 --> 00:12:01,953 Tom, dinner's ready! 290 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:03,335 And you have company! 291 00:12:03,370 --> 00:12:07,371 Honey, I can't find my dressy britches! 292 00:12:07,406 --> 00:12:08,738 They're right where you left them! 293 00:12:08,773 --> 00:12:10,172 Next to your cannonball! 294 00:12:11,839 --> 00:12:13,570 Honey, I can't wear these. 295 00:12:13,605 --> 00:12:15,606 There's a big Yorkshire pudding stain 296 00:12:15,641 --> 00:12:17,107 all over the front... 297 00:12:17,142 --> 00:12:18,539 What are you doing here? 298 00:12:18,574 --> 00:12:19,972 I really must speak to you, sir. 299 00:12:20,007 --> 00:12:22,140 It's very important. Can't it wait until tomorrow? 300 00:12:22,175 --> 00:12:23,239 Dinner's ready, 301 00:12:23,274 --> 00:12:24,874 and I hate cold turtle and flummery pie. 302 00:12:24,909 --> 00:12:27,040 Uh, no. No, sir, it can't. 303 00:12:27,075 --> 00:12:29,642 Uh... listen, you have to write 304 00:12:29,677 --> 00:12:32,174 the Declaration of Independence. 305 00:12:32,209 --> 00:12:34,659 I mean, only you can make it bold enough and... 306 00:12:34,694 --> 00:12:37,110 And thought-provoking enough to convince the nation 307 00:12:37,145 --> 00:12:39,409 that the revolution is a just cause. 308 00:12:39,444 --> 00:12:41,978 Oh. And how does a stable boy such as yourself 309 00:12:42,013 --> 00:12:43,612 come to know so much of these matters? 310 00:12:44,912 --> 00:12:47,712 I'm a history buff. 311 00:12:47,747 --> 00:12:48,944 Uh, sir, look. 312 00:12:48,979 --> 00:12:51,747 I... I know what you're thinking. Uh... 313 00:12:51,782 --> 00:12:53,447 it's only natural that you'd be 314 00:12:53,482 --> 00:12:55,012 overwhelmed by this. 315 00:12:55,047 --> 00:12:57,880 I am not overwhelmed! I just have a lot to do. 316 00:12:57,915 --> 00:13:00,115 A good wig-fluffing takes time. 317 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:04,414 Destiny is calling you. 318 00:13:04,449 --> 00:13:07,283 Answer the call. You are a great man. 319 00:13:07,318 --> 00:13:08,314 I am not a great man. 320 00:13:08,349 --> 00:13:10,149 I'm just a farmer from Virginia. 321 00:13:10,184 --> 00:13:13,115 I'm just Thomas Jefferson. 322 00:13:13,150 --> 00:13:14,951 What have I ever done that was great? 323 00:13:14,986 --> 00:13:17,435 Well, for one thing, you, uh... 324 00:13:17,470 --> 00:13:19,885 You got your picture on the $2... 325 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:20,885 bill. 326 00:13:23,152 --> 00:13:24,352 Uh, you see... 327 00:13:26,553 --> 00:13:29,087 this will be the first thing. 328 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,219 Uh, don't you get it? 329 00:13:32,254 --> 00:13:35,154 Great events make great men. Ah. 330 00:13:35,189 --> 00:13:36,888 Who said that? 331 00:13:36,923 --> 00:13:38,756 I did. 332 00:13:40,355 --> 00:13:42,890 Well, I haven't yet, but I... I will. 333 00:13:45,924 --> 00:13:47,121 Uh... 334 00:13:47,156 --> 00:13:50,156 Mr. Jefferson, take my word for it. 335 00:13:50,191 --> 00:13:53,157 This is a big career move for you. 336 00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:57,958 Tom! Your dinner is on the table. 337 00:13:57,993 --> 00:14:00,593 I'm going to be skipping dinner, Martha. 338 00:14:00,628 --> 00:14:03,194 But you love turtle and flummery pie. 339 00:14:03,229 --> 00:14:04,494 Not every night, dear. 340 00:14:06,828 --> 00:14:09,227 Uh, and that... That's not the reason. 341 00:14:09,262 --> 00:14:10,493 I... I have some work to do. 342 00:14:10,528 --> 00:14:12,562 I'm gonna take a crack at this independence thing. 343 00:14:12,597 --> 00:14:13,528 Uh, declaration. 344 00:14:13,563 --> 00:14:14,962 Declaration of Independence. 345 00:14:16,396 --> 00:14:17,594 I guess you just have 346 00:14:17,629 --> 00:14:19,464 to get these silly things out of your system. 347 00:14:19,499 --> 00:14:20,964 All right! 348 00:14:27,866 --> 00:14:29,449 All right, young man, you've convinced me. 349 00:14:29,484 --> 00:14:30,998 Now, be on your way so I can get to work. 350 00:14:31,033 --> 00:14:32,999 Oh, sir, please. Can't I... Can't I just watch you? 351 00:14:33,034 --> 00:14:34,798 I mean, uh, you know, 352 00:14:34,833 --> 00:14:36,131 it'd mean a lot for me to see this. 353 00:14:36,166 --> 00:14:38,768 I mean, more than you could even imagine. 354 00:14:38,803 --> 00:14:40,399 You want to watch me write? 355 00:14:40,434 --> 00:14:42,168 Yes, sir, and... And I'll be real quiet. 356 00:14:42,203 --> 00:14:43,785 I, uh, won't say a word. 357 00:14:43,820 --> 00:14:45,367 Very well. Very well. 358 00:14:45,402 --> 00:14:46,602 Thank you. 359 00:14:49,703 --> 00:14:50,734 Uh, whoa... 360 00:14:50,769 --> 00:14:52,871 Uh, wait a minute. Uh, one minute. 361 00:14:52,906 --> 00:14:54,936 I just, uh... 362 00:14:54,971 --> 00:14:56,821 I just think you should use 363 00:14:56,856 --> 00:14:58,672 this yellow crinkly kind. 364 00:15:03,205 --> 00:15:05,238 It is neat-looking. Yeah. 365 00:15:18,775 --> 00:15:20,240 Uh... 366 00:15:20,275 --> 00:15:21,473 Uh, sorry. 367 00:15:21,508 --> 00:15:23,542 Just seeing how it's going. 368 00:15:23,577 --> 00:15:25,577 Coming along fine, thank you. 369 00:15:25,612 --> 00:15:27,275 Good. 370 00:15:27,310 --> 00:15:29,377 We hold these truths to be... 371 00:15:29,412 --> 00:15:31,444 Self-evident. 372 00:15:33,311 --> 00:15:35,810 Self-evident. 373 00:15:35,845 --> 00:15:38,561 We hold these truths to be... 374 00:15:38,596 --> 00:15:41,243 Self-evident. 375 00:15:41,278 --> 00:15:43,746 Self-evident. 376 00:15:43,781 --> 00:15:44,745 Damn! 377 00:15:44,780 --> 00:15:46,797 What? Come on. What's the matter? 378 00:15:46,832 --> 00:15:48,779 I am stuck on this one phrase. 379 00:15:48,814 --> 00:15:50,381 We have the right to govern ourselves 380 00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:51,379 in order to protect 381 00:15:51,414 --> 00:15:53,248 our most fundamental human rights. 382 00:15:53,283 --> 00:15:54,815 The existence of these rights 383 00:15:54,850 --> 00:15:55,981 is so obvious 384 00:15:56,016 --> 00:15:58,050 as to not require any further justification. 385 00:15:58,085 --> 00:15:59,182 How do I say that? 386 00:16:00,182 --> 00:16:02,483 Uh, may I make a suggestion? 387 00:16:02,518 --> 00:16:03,417 No. 388 00:16:05,084 --> 00:16:09,751 We hold these truths to be... 389 00:16:09,786 --> 00:16:12,352 pretty darn clear. 390 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,718 No, that's no good. 391 00:16:19,753 --> 00:16:22,654 Uh, we hold these truths 392 00:16:22,689 --> 00:16:25,286 to be... 393 00:16:25,321 --> 00:16:29,255 obvious, even to a big dope. 394 00:16:35,423 --> 00:16:38,356 Oh, no, no. This is so frustrating. 395 00:16:38,391 --> 00:16:40,390 These truths are self-evident. 396 00:16:40,425 --> 00:16:41,791 How do I say that? 397 00:16:46,292 --> 00:16:47,557 Just like that. 398 00:16:47,592 --> 00:16:50,091 Just, uh... Just, uh... Like that. 399 00:16:50,126 --> 00:16:53,127 Like, "We hold these truths to be self-evident. " 400 00:16:55,260 --> 00:16:57,660 Well, I'll put that down for now. 401 00:16:59,095 --> 00:17:01,528 Otherwise, we'll be here all night. 402 00:17:04,863 --> 00:17:07,362 "That they are endowed by their creator 403 00:17:07,397 --> 00:17:10,864 with certain unalienable rights. " 404 00:17:10,899 --> 00:17:12,497 I should probably list a few. 405 00:17:14,064 --> 00:17:16,931 And among these are... 406 00:17:16,966 --> 00:17:18,664 life, 407 00:17:18,699 --> 00:17:21,132 liberty... 408 00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:22,567 Uh... 409 00:17:22,602 --> 00:17:24,601 Life, 410 00:17:24,636 --> 00:17:26,351 liberty 411 00:17:26,386 --> 00:17:28,032 and... 412 00:17:28,067 --> 00:17:30,001 Maybe just life and liberty. 413 00:17:30,036 --> 00:17:31,899 Uh, no. Uh... 414 00:17:31,934 --> 00:17:35,268 No. No. Sir, it can't be just life and liberty. 415 00:17:36,869 --> 00:17:41,469 It's gotta be: Life, liberty and the... 416 00:17:44,503 --> 00:17:45,504 ...of... 417 00:17:47,437 --> 00:17:49,204 The what of what? 418 00:17:50,638 --> 00:17:52,472 It'll come to you. 419 00:17:55,239 --> 00:17:57,523 "And for the support of this declaration, 420 00:17:57,558 --> 00:17:59,807 "with a firm reliance on the protection 421 00:17:59,842 --> 00:18:02,005 "of divine providence, 422 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,541 "we mutually pledge to each other our lives, 423 00:18:05,576 --> 00:18:07,539 "our fortunes 424 00:18:07,574 --> 00:18:09,541 and our sacred honor. " 425 00:18:10,876 --> 00:18:12,192 Well, gentlemen, 426 00:18:12,227 --> 00:18:13,509 what do you think? 427 00:18:17,043 --> 00:18:18,176 Bravo! 428 00:18:24,344 --> 00:18:25,976 Splendid, Thomas. 429 00:18:26,011 --> 00:18:28,010 A brilliant piece of work. 430 00:18:28,045 --> 00:18:32,013 And I like the crinkly yellow paper. 431 00:18:32,048 --> 00:18:33,344 Okay. 432 00:18:33,379 --> 00:18:36,480 Let's sign this baby and ship it off to England. 433 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,148 Now, gentlemen, settle down. 434 00:18:39,183 --> 00:18:40,848 Settle down! 435 00:18:43,248 --> 00:18:45,681 Let's do this in an orderly fashion. 436 00:18:45,716 --> 00:18:47,549 I'll sign first. 437 00:18:47,584 --> 00:18:49,382 Oh. He always does. 438 00:18:49,417 --> 00:18:53,717 John Hancock. 439 00:18:55,417 --> 00:18:56,617 Okay, who's next? 440 00:18:56,652 --> 00:18:58,085 I'll sign... 441 00:18:59,851 --> 00:19:02,350 Hey! Come on, John! 442 00:19:02,385 --> 00:19:05,452 You took up practically the whole page! 443 00:19:07,719 --> 00:19:09,753 Well, they, uh... They seem to like it. 444 00:19:10,820 --> 00:19:12,352 Why shouldn't they? 445 00:19:12,387 --> 00:19:15,155 It's one of the finest things ever written. 446 00:19:15,190 --> 00:19:16,552 You know, young man, 447 00:19:16,587 --> 00:19:18,220 when I think that the future of this nation 448 00:19:18,255 --> 00:19:19,487 we're creating today 449 00:19:19,522 --> 00:19:21,989 will be in the hands of young people like yourself, 450 00:19:22,024 --> 00:19:23,655 it makes me very proud. 451 00:19:25,724 --> 00:19:28,091 Well, I'm, uh, proud to have someone like you 452 00:19:28,126 --> 00:19:30,158 to set the standard... 453 00:19:30,193 --> 00:19:31,692 uh, Mr. Jefferson. 454 00:19:31,727 --> 00:19:33,191 Thank you, lad... 455 00:19:34,191 --> 00:19:36,356 ...for everything. 456 00:19:36,391 --> 00:19:38,893 Hey, come on! Quit shoving! 457 00:19:40,225 --> 00:19:42,260 Thomas Jefferson wrote this thing. 458 00:19:42,295 --> 00:19:44,660 He should be signing it. 459 00:19:44,695 --> 00:19:45,992 Tom! 460 00:19:46,027 --> 00:19:48,493 Would you get over here and put your John Hancock 461 00:19:48,528 --> 00:19:49,995 on this thing? 462 00:20:36,436 --> 00:20:37,536 Come on, Mom. 463 00:20:37,571 --> 00:20:39,371 You said if it wasn't raining today, 464 00:20:39,406 --> 00:20:40,688 I could drive the car. 465 00:20:40,723 --> 00:20:42,280 You did, Mom. I remember. 466 00:20:42,315 --> 00:20:43,838 Now, listen, both of you. 467 00:20:43,873 --> 00:20:45,904 Alex. 468 00:20:45,939 --> 00:20:47,438 You've been down here all night? 469 00:20:49,438 --> 00:20:50,706 No. 470 00:20:51,473 --> 00:20:53,038 No. I... 471 00:20:53,073 --> 00:20:55,271 I was at, uh... 472 00:20:55,306 --> 00:20:58,874 I had to go to, uh... 473 00:20:58,909 --> 00:21:00,439 Philadelphia. 474 00:21:00,474 --> 00:21:02,008 Um, you were there. 475 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:03,509 What? You were... 476 00:21:03,544 --> 00:21:04,941 You were all there. 477 00:21:04,976 --> 00:21:07,010 Uh, Jennifer, you didn't wanna eat 478 00:21:07,045 --> 00:21:08,743 the turtle and flummery pie. 479 00:21:08,778 --> 00:21:10,675 What? And, M... 480 00:21:10,710 --> 00:21:14,310 Uh, Mallory, you had a date with a minuteman. 481 00:21:14,345 --> 00:21:15,843 What? And Mom. 482 00:21:15,878 --> 00:21:18,879 Uh, Mom, you wanted to leech me. 483 00:21:20,178 --> 00:21:21,212 Good morning, everybody. 484 00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:22,229 Skippy. 485 00:21:22,264 --> 00:21:23,177 Skippy! 486 00:21:23,212 --> 00:21:25,079 Skippy, you cracked the Liberty Bell. 487 00:21:25,114 --> 00:21:27,246 I'm sorry. I- I swear! I'm sorry! 488 00:21:27,281 --> 00:21:28,478 I hardly touched it! 489 00:21:28,513 --> 00:21:30,647 I just... I just sort of... 490 00:21:30,682 --> 00:21:32,481 Wait a minute. 491 00:21:32,516 --> 00:21:34,281 I did not. 492 00:21:35,149 --> 00:21:36,732 Are you all right? 493 00:21:36,767 --> 00:21:38,280 I'm fi... I'm fine. 494 00:21:38,315 --> 00:21:42,116 I'm fine, but, uh, it happened. 495 00:21:42,151 --> 00:21:43,117 I was there. 496 00:21:44,283 --> 00:21:45,216 Oh. 497 00:21:47,483 --> 00:21:48,933 Good morning, Ed. Good morning. 498 00:21:48,968 --> 00:21:50,384 Uh, Steven will be right down. 499 00:21:53,185 --> 00:21:55,752 That's John Adams. 500 00:21:55,787 --> 00:21:56,951 What? 501 00:21:56,986 --> 00:21:58,886 It happened, Mom. 502 00:21:58,921 --> 00:22:00,786 I changed his mind. 503 00:22:08,888 --> 00:22:11,121 Steve, any change of heart? 504 00:22:11,156 --> 00:22:13,189 Yes, Ed. I've decided to come with you to Washington. 505 00:22:13,224 --> 00:22:14,123 Great! 506 00:22:17,223 --> 00:22:18,622 That's wonderful, Steven, 507 00:22:18,657 --> 00:22:20,823 but la... Last night you were so set in your decision. 508 00:22:20,858 --> 00:22:23,925 Well, let's just say I, uh, changed my mind. 509 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,626 Thank you, lad, 510 00:22:25,661 --> 00:22:27,292 for everything. 511 00:22:28,291 --> 00:22:29,692 You're welcome. 512 00:22:31,225 --> 00:22:33,125 Boy. 513 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,860 This is weird. 514 00:22:36,394 --> 00:22:37,794 Ed, if you can wait for a few minutes, 515 00:22:37,829 --> 00:22:38,827 I'll go finish my packing. 516 00:22:38,862 --> 00:22:39,844 Sure thing. 517 00:22:39,879 --> 00:22:40,853 Oh, Alex. 518 00:22:40,888 --> 00:22:41,793 Yeah, Dad? 519 00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:42,993 If it rains again tonight, 520 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:44,961 don't forget to put my car in the stable. 521 00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:46,212 Right. 522 00:22:46,247 --> 00:22:47,394 Uh! 523 00:22:47,429 --> 00:22:49,062 Dad, wait a minute. 524 00:22:49,097 --> 00:22:50,661 What did you just say? 525 00:22:50,696 --> 00:22:52,997 I said don't forget to put my car in the garage. 526 00:22:54,297 --> 00:22:55,430 Garage. 527 00:22:59,531 --> 00:23:00,665 Right.