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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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nLearning How to You\nIn This highly competitive society there\nis always a winned and a loow. Even the\nbest sometimes lose because 7 curcumstances\nmistakes. To walk n the playing field is a\nbeyond their control on because of unintinded\nsovehead on with a public desplay is not good\nfor ones conscunce on for ones reputation.\nLoving should be Lorhed upon as a lesson\nso you can do better nefot time. The desappointments\nshould not demond The spirit, mattle one's composure,\nsedetrach a well organized plan on predude\nanother effort. tearning to lose is to\nthat one bettach is not the and but in reality\ncan be a new incentive to much and achieve\nhigher goals\nLearning How to Lose\nIn this highly competitive society there is always a winner and a loser. Even the best sometimes\nlose because of circumstances beyond their control or because of unintended mistakes. To walk\noff the playing field as a sorehead, or with a public display, is not good for one's conscience or\nfor one's reputation.\nLosing should be looked upon as a lesson so you can do better next time. The disappointments\nshould not [unrecognized word] the spirit, rattle one's composure, sidetrack a well organized\nplan or preclude another effort. Learning to lose is to recognize that one setback is not the end\nbut in reality can be a new incentive to reach and achieve higher goals."
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