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President Gerald R. Ford's handwritten reflections, 1977 or 1978
Scanned from the collection Gerald R. Ford: Materials from the writing of A Time
To Heal at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
While writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), President
Gerald R. Ford composed a series of personal reflections on twenty-seven topics. What makes
these documents so unusual is not only their introspection but also their form. President Ford
recorded these observations by hand, writing in blue ball point on his favored yellow writing
tablets. He did not expend time and energy to polish and edit his writing, apparently planning to
do so when incorporating them into the book. Therefore occasional spelling or grammatical
errors or incomplete thoughts appear.
For each reflection the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library has scanned President Ford's
handwritten document and added a Library-produced transcription below to aid in reading the
reflection.
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Washington Parties - what sets them apart?
Washington parties, the one's you read & hear about - are different because of the people
involved. They come from around the world representing 150 nations, with different languages,
color of skin and dress or from the U.S. government - the executive, legislative & judicial
branches or from the public generally who oftentimes represents specific interests.
No other community in the world can offer such a multi-varied gathering, big or small. The
strictly social affairs can be the seed-bed for major political decisions between Democrats &
Republicans, House & Senate opponents, a President & Congressional leaders or U.S. diplomats
& their foreign counterparts. One can always find in such a crowd, one or more pairs, huddling
quietly to discuss some issue.
The business type parties, emphasizing an issue or a problem, bring together the top people from
government business, labor & other groups who have an axe to grind. Washington is the U.S.
focal point for such gatherings, usually in an atmosphere of good spirits and understanding,
despite known differences.
Washington parties are different because of the power of the people and the interests they
represent.