The Gabriel Heatter broadcast of April 25, 1939. The first national exposure for Alcoholics Anonymous came with the April 25, 1939 “We The People” broadcast. Gabriel Heatter’s radio program was a tremendously popular program that was tuned in by millions of people. Morgan R., the AA member who spoke on the
The following is an excerpt from the book Don’t Be Afraid! written by Edward Spencer Cowles, M.D. and published in 1941. From today’s perspective some of this material may seem shocking, and yet, pathetically humorous. This physician treated “chronic alcoholics” with this method over a span of nearly 30
No society can function well without able leadership in all its levels, and AA can be no exception. It must be said, though, that we AAs sometimes cherish the thought that we can do without any leadership at all. We are apt to warp the traditional idea of “principles before personalities” around to such a
By Dr. Bob Smith July 1944, AA Grapevine During nine years in AA, I have observed that those who follow the Alcoholics Anonymous program with the greatest earnestness and zeal not only maintain sobriety but often acquire finer characteristics and attitudes as well. One of these is tolerance. Tolerance expresses itself in a
The Jack Alexander Article The Saturday Evening Post March 1, 1941 Alcoholics
The Following is from The New Yorker, March 20, 1995. In the thirties, Bob Smith and Bill Wilson’s A.A. was the last stop before the abyss. At some meetings today, they would ‘would be appalled.” ANNALS OF ADDICTION Now that America believes less in help-your-fellow than in blame-the-person-who-made-
This is the first pamphlet ever written concerning sponsorship. It was written by Clarence H. Snyder in early 1944. Its original title was to be “A.A. Sponsorship…Its Obligations and Its Responsibilities.” It was printed by the Cleveland Central Committee under the title; “A.A. Sponsorship… Its
HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR CUP OF COFFEE? STRONG? – MEDIUM? – WEAK? GRESHAM’S LAW – THAT BAD CURRENCY DRIVES OUT GOOD – HAS BEEN OPERATIVE IN THE LIFE OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. WEAK AA IS TENDING TO DRIVE OUT STRONG AA. This article originally appeared in the July, 1976 issue of “24 Magazine,” with the
Newsletter of Kirk/CAAS Collections at Brown Vol. II, No. 8 July/August/September 2006 This is the eighth new issue of the CA&SQ since it was revived in October 2004. This issue reports on the editor’s research on the (Oxford Group)/Rowland Hazard III/Edwin T. T—-/F. Shepard Cornell/Cebra Q.
West Portland Group – Clancy I. Los Angeles, Ca. AA History Workshop West Portland Group, Portland Ore. 02/07/2009 Need