He was very quiet...he didn't make a fuss about himself. If he had survived when Michael Manley became Prime Minister he would have been Governor-General.

What was striking was that when he became prime minister, he seemed to grow into the role immediately.

I've been badly used in some way and I don't want to make a fuss. It was in a drunken scrape. I'll be all right in a few days.

When I was editor (of the paper) we disagreed violently about certain things but he never interfered with editorial matters.

She started off really quiet and we all yelled at her for it. We told her she had to speak up more and hang out with us more. We told her it would make us a better team.

That's when it all became real.