Whitlam v Nixon: the cables that reveal Australia's relations with US at breaking point

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated October 21 2014 - 6:08pm, first published 5:12pm
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library
President Nixon meets with Gough Whitlam in the Oval Office at the White House in 1973. Photo: Yorba Linda via Nixon Presidential Library