{"product_id":"the-wit-of-whitlam","title":"The Wit of Whitlam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-proclaimed international treasure, Gough Whitlam never shied from witty one-liners, colourful language or devastating put-downs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe said his wife Margaret was his 'best appointment', 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it was suggested he was funny, Gough responded: 'Funny! Funny? Witty, yes. Epigrammatic perhaps, but not funny. You make me sound like a clown.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Carleton, Radio National presenter and founder of the university club 'The Dewy-Eyed Whitlamites' presents a keepsake of Goughisms that prove the great man's words: 'I never said I was immortal, merely eternal.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Carleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42651278213289,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/wit.webp?v=1665281307","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-wit-of-whitlam","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}