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Record information – Brief [Pearson, Lester Bowles - Interview]
Series title:Pearson ObituaryHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1970-03-10Item number (ISN):313615Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARYAccession:1996-0020Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1970-03-10Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:interviewer, Bernard OstryDescription:Interview of Lester B. Pearson at his home. He talks about: the fall of France in 1940; the broadcast by Charles de Gaulle over the BBC, urging the people of France to keep fighting; the lonely Christmas of 1939, when he was away from his family; meeting Canadian members of the RAF; seeing a World War One memorial in London; seeing the damage in London caused by the Blitz; his decision not to stay in the bomb shelters; problems between Ottawa and Canada House, especially when the diplomats in Canada House could not get the authority to do things they needed to do; Mrs. Pearson's return to London in 1940; and a brief mention of the work done by the Women's Canadian Club and the Canadian Women's War Work.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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