Speeches

Start Date
01 January 1971
End Date
31 December 1975
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MS 4936-Papers of Sir Robert Menzies/Class. Consignment received 1993/File 39
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SPiitC* Bí BlA ROBERT MEK Â¿ILS Ã„T FORTY CLUB DINKER, LONDON,  

on 25th OCTOBER, 1971  

SIR ROBERT: don't mind telling you that had  

letter suggesting that slight become President of this  

celebrated Clu had seriously doubted the sanity of  

-the people who suggested it. Anc then, thought, they Â»tust  

have been serious or they woulcin â€™ have wasted the postage  

on tailing me. (Laughter) And so. with Â«ose reluctance,  

reluctance entirely attributable to ay own defects, said Yes.  

And so, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer,  

you are going to be saddled with re«. To very large extent  

an absentee landlord, hut our troubles in another island  

have made us anillar with that problem. (Laugater)  

must say that te. Lu suado the President of the Club founded  

by Henry Grierson, is singular honour, because he has been  

very great man in the history of this club from Its foundation  

on. (Applause) am sorry that he can't be noro but ne has  

»ont us courageous and cheerful message ant; want to tell you  

that fron ay point of view that to be siaae the President of  

the society which was founded by Henry Grierson wno has  

done so much for all of us is singular honour and value it  

and would like, on your behalf, to send him warm good wishes  

from this groat Dinner. (Applauso)  

am also very glad that fats has arranged it, or  

the Chairman has, the sa Â»e tiling, that aa sitting next to  

Alec Douglas-dome. how Alec is or ha» been, in aie cime  

somewhat contentious character, (daughter) think he is  

one of tue very greatest men in the kingdom. (Cheer* and  

applause) To ait next to him always does me good because am  

by instinct, rather weak-minded fellow (daughter) and when  

sit next to Alec he stiffens tie up. agree with him on  

almost everything. I'm not sure about the lot. (Laughter)  

But, anyhow, it is great thing that you should be here, since  

you know, Alec, that it's wonderful for an old political sweat  

like me tc think triat fco cornu here to thoroughly happy  

gathering where you didn't have to think Â¿u>out politic»,  

think, ho goes off afterwards to ao political chore which  

if know anything, will keep him up till o’clock tomorrow  

morning.  

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