Just out of school and before university, young Julian Jackson was polishing up his French. He befriended a French student and was invited to her home for dinner. It was a charming evening until he uttered two words: de Gaulle.
The resulting verbal bedlam among the French family’s members piqued Jackson’s interest. He wanted to understand a country where the mention of just one name aroused such passion.
Andrew ClarkSenior writerAndrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
