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Donna meets the chief. Donna Bentley, 22, gets a handshake from former prime minister John Diefenbaker in Toronto today. The Chief was at the downtown(...)
Donna meets the chief. Donna Bentley, 22, gets a handshake from former prime minister John Diefenbaker in Toronto today. The Chief was at the downtown(...)

Donna meets the chief. Donna Bentley, 22, gets a handshake from former prime minister John Diefenbaker in Toronto today. The Chief was at the downtown(...)

Date11/30/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Donna meets the chief. Donna Bentley, 22, gets a handshake from former prime minister John Diefenbaker in Toronto today. The Chief was at the downtown Simpson's store autographing copies of his two-volume memoirs, One Canada. About 400 people waited up to 30 minutes in line to meet Diefenbaker. Apart from autographs and handshakes they got vintage Dief comments - mixture of serious politics and political humor.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043867F
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