The Wit of Whitlam
| Author | : James Carleton |
| Publisher | : Melbourne Univ. Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2014-12-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780522868098 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0522868096 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (096 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Wit of Whitlam written by James Carleton and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His wife Margaret was his 'best appointment', he called Malcolm Fraser 'Kerr's cur' after the Dismissal and when Sir Winton Turnbull called out in parliament 'I am a country member', Gough interjected 'I remember'. When it was suggested he was funny, Gough responded: 'Funny! Funny? Witty, yes. Epigrammatic perhaps, but not funny. You make me sound like a clown.' James Carleton, Radio National presenter and founder of the university club 'The Dewy-Eyed Whitlamites', presents a keepsake of Goughisms that vindicates the Great Man's self-assessment, 'I never said I was immortal, merely eternal.'
