The press cuttings in this volume document the succession of Harold Edward Holt to the position of Prime Minister in January 1966, following the retirement of Sir Robert Menzies.

The cuttings relate to Holt's wife (Mrs Zara Holt) and family, his policies and leisure pursuits, overseas visitors, decimal currency, Vietnam, Menzies and the Deputy Leadership of the Liberal Party, and include an interview with John Bennetts (The Age). They are mainly from Australian newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Mirror, Financial Review, Canberra Times, Sydney Sun and The Age. Most of the cuttings include photographs and some are political cartoons. A smaller number of cuttings are from overseas newspapers, including the Illustrated London News and the New York Times (Australian News and Information Bureau copies). It has not been established who maintained the volume, which was transferred to archival custody in April 1968.