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Definition of a Successful Marriage
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Gerald R. Ford's Material from the Writing of "A Time to Heal"
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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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Defenition of a successful merrage
a succiosful marriage cannot thrive
on simply a mutuality of interests important as that
ingredient is over The years for compatilaty.
Them must be understanding, compassion and emotion
which fit under The unbrella of Love.
a marriage that his There attributes can
weather The storm clouds that we investable
in an internate relationship. They can strayly Good a
men 4 wife who are challenged by Temporary
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children desapposements and cancer opportunities
on The part of both
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continuation ? The relationship
Definition of a Successful Marriage
A successful marriage cannot thrive on simply a mutuality of interests important as that
ingredient is over the years for compatibility. There must be understanding, compassion and
emotion which fit under the umbrella of love.
A marriage that has these attributes can weather the storm clouds that are inevitable in an
intimate relationship. They can strongly bind a man & wife who are challenged by temporary
disagreements, financial problems, individual illnesses, children disappointments and career
opportunities and failures. There must be a belief on the part of both that there is nothing of a
higher priority than the sanctity & continuation of the relationship.