Trudeau, the most intellectual of Canadian prime ministers, turned to Cook, an illustrious historian and a speech-writer during the 1968 election campaign, for his trusted views. Cook''s revealing memoir also traces how public affairs and the central political themes of Trudeau''s reign – nationalism, federalism, and constitutional reform – continued to drive their relationship after Trudeau''s resignation in 1984.

Trudeau, the most intellectual of Canadian prime ministers, turned to Cook, an illustrious historian and a speech-writer during the 1968 election campaign, for his trusted views. Cook''s revealing memoir also traces how public affairs and the central political themes of Trudeau''s reign – nationalism, federalism, and constitutional reform – continued to drive their relationship after Trudeau''s resignation in 1984.

Trudeau, the most intellectual of Canadian prime ministers, turned to Cook, an illustrious historian and a speech-writer during the 1968 election campaign, for his trusted views. Cook''s revealing memoir also traces how public affairs and the central political themes of Trudeau''s reign – nationalism, federalism, and constitutional reform – continued to drive their relationship after Trudeau''s resignation in 1984.