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Topic spans: 1918 - 1972
Lester B. Pearson: From Peacemaker to Prime Minister
United Nations peacekeeping. Canada's first Nobel Peace Prize. The Maple Leaf flag. Official bilingualism. The Canada Pension Plan. These are a few of the achievements that can be credited to Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson during his 40 years in public service. But the passionate and pragmatic Pearson was also a sportsman, intellectual and war veteran who defied easy definition.
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9 television clips
6 radio clips
Pearson arrives in Norway to accept his Nobel Peace Prize
Medium: Television
Program: Newsmagazine
Broadcast Date: Dec. 15, 1957
Guest(s):
Speaker: Lester B. Pearson
Duration: 4:27
Last updated:
Jan. 19, 2011
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Radio
7:31
June 10, 1937
Canada pays tribute to the wartime prime minister who passed away on June 10, 1937.
Television
5:52
Aug. 2, 1999
More than 100 years after his death, the gravesite of Canada's second prime minister has been declared a historic site.
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Pearson arrives in Norway to accept his Nobel Peace Prize.
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Last updated: Jan. 19, 2011.
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