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John Turner's gaffes and blunders on the campaign trail
From track star to Rhodes Scholar, destiny seemed to have paved a golden path for John Napier Turner. Born with good looks and charisma to spare, the bilingual lawyer entered politics in the 1960s touted as Canada's answer to John F. Kennedy. But it would take more than two decades and a self-imposed political exile before he would have a chance to claim his crown as prime minister.
Program: The House
Broadcast Date: April 28, 1984
Guest(s): Graham Dixon, John Turner, Olga Varga
Reporter: John McGreath
Duration: 4:08
Last updated: December 4, 2012
Page consulted on December 4, 2012
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