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The 195 Club: John Turner's supporters

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.

A look at the enduring legend of diehard Turner supporters who stuck with him until the bitter end during his 1967 Liberal leadership bid.
Medium: Television
Program: The Journal
Broadcast Date: Feb. 20, 1984
Guest(s): Lloyd Axworthy, Jerry Grafstein, Peter Simmie, David Smith
Reporter: Keith Morrison
Duration: 3:58

Last updated: November 29, 2012

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