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The "I love you, Mr Lange" moment.
Part one of three from this televised debate.
Part two of three from this televised debate.
Part three of three from this televised debate.
The credits for this televised debate.
The "I love you, Mr Lange" moment.
The "I love you, Mr Lange" moment.
Part one of three from this televised debate.
Part one of three from this televised debate.
Part two of three from this televised debate.
Part two of three from this televised debate.
Part three of three from this televised debate.
Part three of three from this televised debate.
The credits for this televised debate.
The credits for this televised debate.
I love you, Mr Lange– Sir Robert Muldoon’s parting shot
As the lights dimmed, the tears of the most solitary man I ever knew ended a programme I have never looked at again.– David Lange (in his book Cuttings)
It was a curious ending for a man who was once the master of such occasions. He went home and, as I later discovered, had his favourite lilies dug up from the garden of Vogel House, his official residence.– David Lange (in his book My Life)
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