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Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (December 20, 1894 – May 15, 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years. He had a rapid rise to power, but his first term as Prime Minister was a failure. He spent eight years in opposition, during which he ...
The Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne is a prime ministerial library and museum established to honour Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies.
9. Robert Menzies was the fourth of five children born to Kate and James Menzies; he had two elder brothers, an elder sister, and a younger brother. 10. Robert Menzies was the first Australian prime minister to have two Australian-born parents: his father was born in Ballarat and his mother in Creswick. 11.
Robert Menzies – ‘Bob’ Menzies or Mr Menzies – was Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister. In 1944 he helped found the Liberal Party, which in terms of winning elections has been the most successful party in Australian federal politics. He presided over Australia’s longest period of prosperity and rising living standards this century.
In 1941, RG Menzies delivered to war-time Australia what was to be his richest, most creative speech, and one of his most influential. 'The Forgotten People' was a direct address to the Australian middle class, the 'people' who would return him to power in 1949 and keep him there until his retirement in 1966.
9 de ene. de 2020 · Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978, Prime ministers -- Australia -- Biography, Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945, Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945-Publisher Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press ; Portland, Or. : International Specialized Book Services Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet ...
Far removed from conventional political biography, Robert Menzies’ Forgotten People is a Rubik’s Cube of a book, a multi-faceted combination puzzle in which psychoanalytic theory, political theory, cultural theory and history pivot tightly around the mechanism of a politician’s public language. 1 Starting with the text of the ‘Forgotten ...
