My Stories, My Times

Chretien, Jean

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Random House Canada, 2018

0735277346 / 9780735277342

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A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" One of the most popular Canadian prime ministers in recent history, elected to government for three consecutive majority terms, Jean ChrÃÂ tien has some stories to tell. Recounted with warmth, insight, and his distinctive sense of humor, these brief and candid essays feature many behind-the-scenes stories from a long, distinguished, and colorful career. The book also features two sixteen-page color photo inserts. October 2018 marks twenty-five years since Jean ChrÃÂ tien took the helm as prime minister. In this collection of short essays, he has picked up his pen to reminisce about his long years in the public eye, and the many luminaries he met and worked with. Readers will learn why his commonsense judgment continues to influence our lives to this day, in ways both profound and subtle: from forging long-lasting relationships with foreign countries to making it easy to identify our national airline when we travel. He recalls a memorable trip with the royal family to the Northwest Territories in 1970, and how Ross Perot tried to influence his views on free trade in 1992. Of course, many familiar names figure in these stories, including George W. Bush, Boris Yeltsin, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Pierre Trudeau, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. There are reflections on the many different posts over ChrÃÂ tien's career, including becoming Canada's first-ever francophone finance minister. He pays tribute to old friends and colleagues, where the values of honor and dedication to public service transcend political views. He reserves his greatest admiration for his wife of more than sixty years, Aline, whom he calls his Rock of Gibraltar. These stories offer his unique perspective: we are at the Prime Minister's side on 9/11 when he is asked to give the authorization to shoot down a passenger airliner that has not responded to identification requests. We learn how he attempted to correct the record as explained in his grandson's history book on the so-called "Night of the Long Knives." (Despite having special access to an eyewitness to history, his grandson got a failing grade on his paper.) There are even glimpses of the young Jean, as a teen canvassing with his father, and as a young man who dared complain personally to Premier Maurice Duplessis about the food at his seminary. Survival in politics requires stamina, creativity, and toughness, as well as the ability to share a laugh now and again: qualities that the self-described "little guy from Shawinigan" never lost. In these days of "alternative facts" and politics-by-Tweet, these stories are a necessary antidote, told by a leader who always held fast to his vision of what Canada was and what it could be.".…

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Titre
My Stories, My Times
Auteur
Chretien, Jean
Éditeur
Random House Canada
Année de publication
2018
État de l'article
As New
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0735277346
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780735277342

Mad Hatter

West Kelowna, BC, Canada

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