Authors: Tony Benn

The Benn Diaries: 1940-1990 (118 page)

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4. ‘Nye described his talks with Nehru and the significance of the Communist victory in Kerala.’

5. Baby Joshua with his siblings, (clockwise) Melissa, Stephen and Hilary.

6. ‘I took all the children to see Churchill’s lying-in-state. They were much impressed, except Joshua who thought we were going to a Lyon’s Steak House.’ Churchill is seen here with Eden.

7. ‘Macmillan’s tribute was the most revolting since he and Gaitskell hated each other.’ January 1963.

8. 1961 by-election congratulations – a family victory over the Lords.

9. ‘Today Kennedy’s alleged assassin was shot while in police custody. The whole thing is so fishy and the shame of the Dallas police is complete.’

10. ‘Home was asked to form a Government. It is incredible that such a thing should have happened.’ 18 October 1963.

11. ‘I then knelt on the floor and, one after the other, passed up to the Queen the stamps bearing the words “Great Britain” and no royal head on them.’

12. ‘De Gaulle has refused to devalue the franc. I must say I laughed myself sick all day.’ November 1968

13. ‘We agreed that Heath was not as formidable as we had feared at the time he was chosen leader.’

14. ‘I said to the Director General and the Chairman of the BBC “I hear from everybody that you are very worried about my appointment.” They both looked rather sheepish.’