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"Super-Mac" was a 1958 cartoon image of Harold Macmillan, which became an enduring nickname for him. With its rather dismissive caption, "How to Try to Continue to be Top Without Actually Having Been There", [1] the cartoon image, by "Vicky" ( Victor Weisz ) [2] first appeared in the Evening Standard on 6 November 1958. [2]
Prime Minister Harold 'Supermac' Macmillan distanced the UK from apartheid, sped up the process of decolonisation and was heavily involved in negotiating the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Born. 10...
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Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRS (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability.
- Anthony Eden
- Conservative
- 1914–1920
Jan 2, 2017 · February 10, 1894 — Regarded by many as the last great gentleman statesman to serve as Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan was born on this day. He followed the traditional – but now abandoned – Conservative route to power of “Eton, Oxford and the Guards.”
Oct 9, 2010 · Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan by DR Thorpe – review. This biography of Harold Macmillan proves the use of age and experience in politics. Peter Preston. Sat 9 Oct 2010 19.05 EDT.
Dec 30, 2010 · Supermac was right in 1980 and he's right today. Thirty years ago Harold Macmillan warned Margaret Thatcher against excessively deflationary policies. The advice holds good today. Michael...
Nov 10, 2023 · Harold Macmillan as Supermac. Series 3. Harold Macmillan as Supermac. Professor Sir David Cannadine explores political fame and image by looking at how an object or prop can come to...
