The Wit of Whitlam

Self-proclaimed international treasure Gough Whitlam never shied away from a pun, a put-down or a witticism. In this collection of quotes, stories and famous witty remarks, James Carleton, radio 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.' 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.'

Author: James Carleton

Publisher: Melbourne University

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0522868088

ISBN-13: 9780522868081