1968 Press Photo Australia's Prime Minister John Gorton with wife at barbecue

John Grey Gorton, Australia's new Prime Minister, is shown with his American-born wife at a barbecue in Sydney December 30. Gorton, 56, became prime minister, succeeding John McEwen who served as interim prime minister after the death of Prime Minister Harold E. Holt last month.

Photo is dated 1968.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.