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        "Gerald R. Ford's Material from the Writing of \"A Time to Heal\"",
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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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nWhat I've learned from blacks & other memorites\nBlacks 4 other minorites have shown me that\na majority among Them have a harden time in our\nsociety Than whites and awhole. Their job opportunities,\nboth in getting & adverag in employment, are less.\nHousing limited. opportunities were of to some extent are now more\nOn the other hand blacks of other memorities have\nshown me that a growing percentige, when given qual\nHusatrond can advance up the economic 4\nsocial ladder in competition with whiles.\nBlacks + other minoritus have demonstrated to me\nthat an overwhehing majority are committed to domestic\ntranquity, morality and absedence to The law.\nI'm comminced the responsible leadership in There\ngroups recognize That welfare in perpeturity is not The\nanswer but job opportunity plus education, housing,\nequality before The law are The answer.\nWhat I've Learned from Blacks & Other Minorities\nBlacks & other minorities have shown me that a majority among them have a harder time in our\nsociety than whites as a whole. Their job opportunities, both in getting & advancing in\nemployment, are less. Housing opportunities were & to some extent are now more limited.\nOn the other hand Blacks & other minorities have shown me that a growing percentage, when\ngive equal educational opportunities, can advance up the economic & social ladder in\ncompetition with whites.\nBlacks & other minorities have demonstrated to me that an overwhelming majority are\ncommitted to domestic tranquility, morality, and obedience to the law.\nI'm convinced the responsible leadership in these groups recognize that welfare in perpetuity is\nnot the answer but job opportunity plus education, housing, equality before the law are the\nanswer."
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