Labels:bulletin board | hakham | person | poster | tie | windowpane OCR: THE STRESSES OF POWER Pearson a man with limited political experience pue distaste for parliamentary squabbling found the position of Prime Minister during this combative era particularly difficult The battles with Opposition leader John Diefenbaker became more and more rancourous as the personal and political differences between them became accentuated The friendly charm and diplomatic manner that had made Mike Pearson a respected diplomat equip him for the political infighting, innuendo and scandals of Ottawa BIOGRAPHY 6 of 8 parlia mentary persona riendl iiplomatic