Peter Samuel interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]

Mr Samuel talks of his early life in Melbourne; his father's influence; his early political involvement; the ALP Club; his role in student journalism; the Immigration Reform Group; Student Action; the demonstration movement; Chifley Memorial Lecture; Arthur Calwell; architecture; Senator Kennelly; Peace Movement; ANZ Congress of International Cooperation and Disarmament; Melbourne Olympic Swimming Pool meeting; "Dissent" and "Fact"; expulsion from the Labor Party; interest in journalism; appointment as economics editor of the "Canberra Times"; Frank Knopfalmacher; Moral Rearmament; Pringle; "The Bulletin" and "The Observer"; Donald Horne; angling of stories; criticism of the Country Party; Gorton; drafting of speeches; friction with Gorton; St John; Geraldine Willesee incident; letter to the editor of "Farago"; Packer; McNicoll; Fairbairn and Gorton; Gordon Freeth; the Liberals' foreign policy; Conservative attitudes; influence of television; James McAuley and the Peace with Freedom Group; DLP and voters; Santamaria and the DLP; the end of Gorton as Prime Minister; Civil Action Group; Vietnam; Malcolm Fraser; Task Force in Vietnam; Tri-Service Academy; Joint Intelligence Organisation; "Vietnam Digest"; Daly; "Meet the Press" interview with McNicoll and King Watson; resignation of Malcolm Fraser; Packer and Fraser; Alan Reid; McMahon government; Cambodia; fall of McMahon government; Whitlam government.