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It’s time – to recognise it was Menzies, not Gough

The legacy of the maligned Menzies pre-empts and outshines that of the worshipped Whitlam

13 September 2014

9:00 AM

13 September 2014

9:00 AM

Almost half a century after leaving the building, Sir Robert Gordon Menzies is back. Old Parliament House is staging a celebration of the leader who spent 32 years within its precincts, 19 of them as Prime Minister.

That his comeback has been delayed so long is extraordinary. In the United States, almost every president is granted a library or museum.

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