hi I’m Alex ah Duke and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re looking at
watchmojo.com today we’re looking at
watchmojo.com today we’re looking at Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau through the eyes of biographer
Trudeau through the eyes of biographer
Trudeau through the eyes of biographer John Inglish first of all tell us about
John Inglish first of all tell us about
John Inglish first of all tell us about how you put this book together and all
how you put this book together and all
how you put this book together and all the access that you were awarded this is
the access that you were awarded this is
the access that you were awarded this is a second volume of a biography of
a second volume of a biography of
a second volume of a biography of troodon first volume ended in 1968
troodon first volume ended in 1968
troodon first volume ended in 1968 before we entered politics and in that
before we entered politics and in that
before we entered politics and in that volume I relied largely on the private
volume I relied largely on the private
volume I relied largely on the private papers this book is very different not
papers this book is very different not
papers this book is very different not only is he a public figure but he was
only is he a public figure but he was
only is he a public figure but he was the prime minister of the country and it
the prime minister of the country and it
the prime minister of the country and it served in that position for over 15
served in that position for over 15
served in that position for over 15 years
years
years accordingly I had to use a lot of
accordingly I had to use a lot of
accordingly I had to use a lot of secondary works books about him books
secondary works books about him books
secondary works books about him books about events but of course I used his
about events but of course I used his
about events but of course I used his private papers as well if surprising
private papers as well if surprising
private papers as well if surprising some subjects didn’t have standard
some subjects didn’t have standard
some subjects didn’t have standard histories the national energy program so
histories the national energy program so
histories the national energy program so little is known about it because there’s
little is known about it because there’s
little is known about it because there’s no book on it nothing since the 1980s so
no book on it nothing since the 1980s so
no book on it nothing since the 1980s so I took that as a responsibility where I
I took that as a responsibility where I
I took that as a responsibility where I had to explain more because I couldn’t
had to explain more because I couldn’t
had to explain more because I couldn’t send people off to a standard work on
send people off to a standard work on
send people off to a standard work on the subject how did Trudeau change the
the subject how did Trudeau change the
the subject how did Trudeau change the map of Canada to go back to the 60s and
map of Canada to go back to the 60s and
map of Canada to go back to the 60s and 70s the tremendous dynamic of Quebec for
70s the tremendous dynamic of Quebec for
70s the tremendous dynamic of Quebec for lack of a better term modernization rise
lack of a better term modernization rise
lack of a better term modernization rise of separatism Trudeau represented in
of separatism Trudeau represented in
of separatism Trudeau represented in Ottawa a way through which that was
Ottawa a way through which that was
Ottawa a way through which that was mediated without him there I think we
mediated without him there I think we
mediated without him there I think we would have had a much different outcome
would have had a much different outcome
would have had a much different outcome in another sense he came to define for
in another sense he came to define for
in another sense he came to define for Canada a particular approach of us that
Canada a particular approach of us that
Canada a particular approach of us that we stood outside the Reagan Thatcher
we stood outside the Reagan Thatcher
we stood outside the Reagan Thatcher consensus that we are different we were
consensus that we are different we were
consensus that we are different we were peacemakers it was a particular fan of
peacemakers it was a particular fan of
peacemakers it was a particular fan of his name but he was a fan of Scandinavia
his name but he was a fan of Scandinavia
his name but he was a fan of Scandinavia and and human security network as it
and and human security network as it
and and human security network as it later came to be called he wanted to
later came to be called he wanted to
later came to be called he wanted to step aside from the Cold War
step aside from the Cold War
step aside from the Cold War he produced a rhetoric that convinced
he produced a rhetoric that convinced
he produced a rhetoric that convinced many Canadians that that’s who they were
many Canadians that that’s who they were
many Canadians that that’s who they were this volume starts in 1968 is true it
this volume starts in 1968 is true it
this volume starts in 1968 is true it becomes Prime Minister how is he
becomes Prime Minister how is he
becomes Prime Minister how is he different from other politicians of his
different from other politicians of his
different from other politicians of his time this guy was modern he wore sandals
time this guy was modern he wore sandals
time this guy was modern he wore sandals drove a Mercedes and had the lingo of
drove a Mercedes and had the lingo of
drove a Mercedes and had the lingo of youth and was very much representative
youth and was very much representative
youth and was very much representative the 60s of what it seemed to represent
the 60s of what it seemed to represent
the 60s of what it seemed to represent he was as I said at the time
he was as I said at the time
he was as I said at the time Canada’s Kennedy with all the that
Canada’s Kennedy with all the that
Canada’s Kennedy with all the that represents Camelot glamorous women
represents Camelot glamorous women
represents Camelot glamorous women intellectuals in the White House he was
intellectuals in the White House he was
intellectuals in the White House he was new for Canada and I think that’s why
new for Canada and I think that’s why
new for Canada and I think that’s why it’s trudeaumania developed and
it’s trudeaumania developed and
it’s trudeaumania developed and trudeaumania was a real thing he had a
trudeaumania was a real thing he had a
trudeaumania was a real thing he had a gift for the short pithy phrase so
gift for the short pithy phrase so
gift for the short pithy phrase so that’s why it’s quoted so often but more
that’s why it’s quoted so often but more
that’s why it’s quoted so often but more important he’s he was a prime minister
important he’s he was a prime minister
important he’s he was a prime minister for over 15 years he did have an
for over 15 years he did have an
for over 15 years he did have an enormous
enormous
enormous Don Canada but I think most of all he
Don Canada but I think most of all he
Don Canada but I think most of all he was a personality that we can’t forget
was a personality that we can’t forget
was a personality that we can’t forget he stands out because of who he is he’s
he stands out because of who he is he’s
he stands out because of who he is he’s our celebrity
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