The early 1970s saw the rise of Gough Whitlam, the withdrawing of troops from Vietnam and a US President under immense pressure both abroad and at home.
The 1970s were a testing time for the US-Australian alliance as President Richard Nixon struggled with the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal and then he had that 'uppity' new Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam to contend with.
Stephen Loosely on the ALP machine. Life with the big cats.
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