I admire the English diplomat; he never wastes a lie. He is frugal and saving. "But the newspapers!" cried the journalist. "They never ran a line; and an exploit like this would scarce have escaped them" . . . .
A personal record of Harold Macmillan's experiences governing the nation, including several key events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain's bid for entry into Europe, the build up to the Vietnam war, and the Profumo Affair, a scandal that went to the heart of his own government and came to typify the 'you've never had it so good' sixities.
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