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This series includes forty-two pages of Gerald R. Ford's handwritten personal reflections on twenty-seven different topics ranging from "How I make decisions" to "Advice to a teen-age daughter." Most deal with personal principles: the value of competition, of loyalty, of ambition. Others concern politics and governance: making decisions, the use of the presidential veto, or the role of regulatory agencies. A few relate to more mundane topics such as socializing in Washington or favorite movies. Some touch on historical topics, including a nine-page comment on how history will view Richard Nixon.

Collection: Gerald R. Ford's Material from the Writing of "A Time to Heal"

Interviews and Subject Files … This series includes forty-two pages of Gerald R. Ford's handwritten personal reflections on twenty-seven different topics ranging from "How I make decisions" to "Advice to a teen-age daughter." Most deal with personal principles: the value of competition, of loyalty, of ambition. Others concern politics and governance: making decisions, the use of the presidential veto, or the role of regulatory agencies. A few relate to more mundane topics such as socializing in Washington …

This series includes forty-two pages of Gerald R. Ford's handwritten personal reflections on twenty-seven different topics ranging from "How I make decisions" to "Advice to a teen-age daughter." Most deal with personal principles: the value of competition, of loyalty, of ambition. Others concern politics and governance: making decisions, the use of the presidential veto, or the role of regulatory agencies. A few relate to more mundane topics such as socializing in Washington or favorite movies. Some touch on historical topics, including a nine-page comment on how history will view Richard Nixon.