Former PMs Martin and Turner reminisce about the 1968 Liberal leadership convention

KINGSTON, ONT.—At age 46 in 1968, was Pierre Trudeau the only bright, youthful candidate with the looks, intellectual prowess, and athletic skill to take the stage? Not on your life.

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