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    "ocrText": "President Gerald R. Ford's handwritten reflections, 1977 or 1978\nScanned from the collection Gerald R. Ford: Materials from the writing of A Time\nTo Heal at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nWhile writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), President\nGerald R. Ford composed a series of personal reflections on twenty-seven topics. What makes\nthese documents so unusual is not only their introspection but also their form. President Ford\nrecorded these observations by hand, writing in blue ball point on his favored yellow writing\ntablets. He did not expend time and energy to polish and edit his writing, apparently planning to\ndo so when incorporating them into the book. Therefore occasional spelling or grammatical\nerrors or incomplete thoughts appear.\nFor each reflection the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library has scanned President Ford's\nhandwritten document and added a Library-produced transcription below to aid in reading the\nreflection.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDefenition of a successful merrage\na succiosful marriage cannot thrive\non simply a mutuality of interests important as that\ningredient is over The years for compatilaty.\nThem must be understanding, compassion and emotion\nwhich fit under The unbrella of Love.\na marriage that his There attributes can\nweather The storm clouds that we investable\nin an internate relationship. They can strayly Good a\nmen 4 wife who are challenged by Temporary\ndesagrements, fenancial problems, indovidual illnesses,\nchildren desapposements and cancer opportunities\non The part of both\nand falances, There must be a belief that There\nis nothing of a higher priority than the sanating of\ncontinuation ? The relationship\nDefinition of a Successful Marriage\nA successful marriage cannot thrive on simply a mutuality of interests important as that\ningredient is over the years for compatibility. There must be understanding, compassion and\nemotion which fit under the umbrella of love.\nA marriage that has these attributes can weather the storm clouds that are inevitable in an\nintimate relationship. They can strongly bind a man & wife who are challenged by temporary\ndisagreements, financial problems, individual illnesses, children disappointments and career\nopportunities and failures. There must be a belief on the part of both that there is nothing of a\nhigher priority than the sanctity & continuation of the relationship."
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