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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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nImpret B T.V. 4 its consequence\nT.V. has neverthoungal communications especially in\nmagnitude the 4.5 but shewhere wherever available in sufferent\nThe T.V. news showe which are limited in time of\nT.V. documentaries are invaluable educational programs\ndepth and mijor penin mehine specially you the non-renders.\nfor those who are interested but and succeptible to\npropagenlying to a particular respont Repending on The\nproducers. T.V. pand shows are efrellent milin wents\nprobably the best, because of the mandatory balance in the\nprosentation. T.V. sports are undouthing The most accurate\nUtam The went is shown \"as is. The T.V. enterteenment\npresentations very -Amr good, some bad in but postably responsive\nto public taste\nT.V. will have a growing informed\non The public of whether good or bad will depend\non the pullic influence. Even Though public openion\nof impact are enfault to determine 2 prefer that\nownership control to burrauchatic regimentation 41- government\nImpact of T.V. & its consequence\nT.V. has revolutionized communications especially in the U.S. but elsewhere wherever available\nin sufficient magnitude.\nThe T.V. news shows which are limited in time & depth are major opinion makers especially for\nthe non-readers. T.V. documentaries are invaluable educational programs for those who are\ninterested but are susceptible to propagandizing to a particular viewpoint depending on the\nproducers. T.V. panel shows are excellent media events, probably the best, because of the\nmandatory balance in the presentation. T.V. sports are undoubtedly the most accurate because\nthe event is shown \"as is.\" The T.V. entertainment presentations vary - some good, some bad -\nbut probably responsive to public taste.\nT.V. will undoubtedly have a growing influence on the public & whether good or bad will\ndepend on the public influence. Even though public opinion & impact are difficult to determine\nI prefer that control to bureaucratic regimentation or government ownership."
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