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VIDEO: Just Call Me Bob - Part 1 | Bob Hawke
CAROLINE JONES, PRESENTER: Hello I'm Caroline Jones. It's been a while since the words 'popular' and 'politician' have appeared credibly in the same sentence.
But a generation ago one Prime Minister Bob Hawke basked in sustained acclaimed. Next month he turns It's a watershed in a life marked by much drama and four successive election victories. Tonight, Bob Hawke and those closest to him shed new light on the man and the era.
DAVID DILLON, GRANDSON: The thing I admire the most about my grandfather is definitely his passion.
Abc iview australian story bob hawke biography
His passion for life his passion for our country. I believe that's why he was never voted out by the people. I guess as a child my grandfather was a huge figure. He was definitely someone that was a larger than life figure.
COLIN CUNNINGHAM, FRIEND: Even now if you go anywhere people just appear from nowhere, they find him.
You can't go anywhere without people. You know