Description
RUTH HOCK AAs FIRST SECRETARY THE PERSON WHO TYPED THE TEXT OF THE FIRSTBIG BOOK OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
at GLENDALE CA MARCH 12, 1978 SPEAKS ABOUT THE EARLY A A HISTORY AND THEN ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
The questions asked are very good, and Ruths spontaneous answers are very informative and enjoyable
The spontaneous nature of the answering of candid questions about a very wide range of things means that she talks a little about allot of things
Some of it is biographical, some of it historical, and some of it personal
She tells things about the early A As
For example she is asked about Hank Parkhurst, and she tells what she knew about him after he resumed drinking
Some of it historical
For example she talks about the old Vesey street clubhouse, and many of the happening around the writing of the Big Book
Some of it personal
Many have read that she often worked without pay
She was supported in this by her father(A quiet fan of Bill and Hanks work with Alcoholics)
She begins the talk by discussing the original wording of the twelve steps which had been read several minutes before
How it had no “WE” and plenty of “MUSTS”
How no one really likes being told what to do
Realizing this it was changed
Talks about HONOUR DEALERS and the early office in NEWARK,NJ
Her first experience with Bill and Hanks work with alcoholics
How she became enamored with it, and couldn’t be paid to leave it
The book really got started because there were so many questions Talks about early growth of AA She then begins fielding questions from the audience for well over half an hour
QUESTIONS; How did you meet Bill? How was the book written? What was the origin of A As use of the serenity prayer? She talks a great deal about Bill and his personality
A very interesting and enjoyable tape of a truly great person in A A history
A VERY GOOD ORIGINAL SCOURCE FOR HISTORY OF THE BIG BOOK.
