Friends of the Turnbull event series
If you remember the famous quote from David Lange — “And I’m going to give it to you if you hold your breath just for a moment … I can smell the uranium on it as you lean towards me,” make sure you don’t miss this engaging talk from author Greg Bruce on 15 September.
Greg Bruce discusses researching and writing ‘That Glorious Night in Oxford’, his non-fiction account of David Lange’s 1985 anti-nuclear Oxford Union speech, drawing on Alexander Turnbull Library oral histories, archives, and interviews with attendees.
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
Cost: Free. Koha from non-members appreciated.
Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (Lower Ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street.
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