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William Downie Stewart on Prime Minister William Massey.

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Series
D series, ca. 1935-1950s.
Categories
Biographical radio programs
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:13:04
Credits
RNZ Collection
Massey, W. F. (William Ferguson), 1856-1925
Stewart, William Downie, 1878-1949, Speaker/Kaikōrero

D SERIES - William Downie Stewart on William Massey. In this programme, William Downie Stewart, a former cabinet minister, gives a talk detailing his personal recollections of William Ferguson Massey - the man who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 until 1925.

He gives a brief history of Massey's personal and political life, and quotes several statements made by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives as a means of portraying his character.

He quotes Sir Winston Churchill's high opinion of Massey.