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Michener, Roland - Interview

Item number (ISN):

413436

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1976-07-10

Item number (ISN):

413436

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

STURSBERG, Peter

Accession:

1976-0113

Media:

Sound

Part:

4 of 4

Production date:

1976-07-10

Production company:

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Country of production:

cn
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Description:

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Interview of Roland Michener, former Governor General of Canada, by author Peter Stursberg, about: Roland Michener; his education; his career in politics and as Governor General of Canada; Lester B. Pearson; his studies at Oxford; his military service during World War I; his interest in sports; his career in politics; Edward Michener; the Conservative Party and its policy conference in Port Hope in 1942; George Drew; the Progressive Conservative Party leadership convention of 1956; John G. Diefenbaker; Stanley Knowles; the Speakership of the House of Commons from 1957 to 1962; the dissolution of Parliament in 1958; the Progressive Conservative government from 1957 to 1962; the introduction of simultaneous translation in the House of Commons in 1957; broadcasting House of Commons debates; Roland Michener’s appointment as High Commissioner to India 1964; his appointment as Governor General of Canada 1967; General Georges P. Vanier; Vincent Massey; uniforms; the Canadian flag; Canada’s Centennial celebrations; Expo '67; state visits; Daniel Johnson; Maryon Pearson; Nora Michener; General Charles de Gaulle’s visit to Canada in 1967; Jean Drapeau; the monarchy in Canada; the role of the Governor General as head of state; and the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. This interview was recorded in Ottawa. <3h 6mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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. The release from states that the rights, title, interest and copyright assigned to “Her Majesty”; physical ownership retained by “Her Majesty”; and tape recordings and the 76-page transcript were opened for research as of publication of Stursberg’s book on Lester B. Pearson entitled Lester Pearson and the Dream of Unity, published in 1978.~2. The finding aid states that this was closed except with permission of Peter Stursberg until 31 December 1980.~3. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.

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Vault ISN:

674996

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C00835

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER
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