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A-Conventions and Conferences
Pages 1 to 190
B-Speakers,Speaking and Profanity
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A-Conventionsand Conferences
Table ofContents
Page
-December 1944,N.Y.Press Reports A.A. Dinner
1
-June1945,10th BirthdayCelebrations
2
-July 1945,Epic Gathering MarksTenth Anniversary
3
-December 1945,HaveWeGotElephantitis?
6
-July 1945,Where the A.A.BeaconWas Lit
7
-October 1945,First Southern Regional Meet
8
-December1945,BanquetForBill
6
-October1946,12th Banquet
11
-December1946,1,700 Attend Dinner
12
-March 1947,Roundup In Texas
13
-May 1947,TexasRoundupCancelled
14
-June 1947,Southeastern Conference
15
-August 1947,Cleveland Host to400Visitors
16
-August 1947,Austin Entertains
17
-September 1947,Clinics to Highlight Convention
18
-September 1947,Annual N.Y.Dinner
19
-December 1947,Dr.Peale Addresses Banquet
20
-December 1947,Hold Vermont All-State Dinner
21
-January 1948,Two-Day Seminar
22
-April 1948,300 At Anniversary
23
-May 1948,Convention Dates Set
24

Part A-Table ofContentsCont.
- July 1948,Akron Marks 13th Anniversary
25
-April 1950,Announcement:1st International Conference of A.A.
26
-May1950,Cleveland,HereWe Come
27
-June 1950,A Report For Dr.Bob
29
-June 1950,Explanation of Intl.Conf.by Bill W.
31
- June 1950, Letter
32
-July 1950,Outline of Conference
-September 1950,We Come of Age
36
-September 1950,Joe Goes ToTheConference
41
-December 1954,Convention News
43
-January 1955,Convention News
44
-February1955,Convention News
45
-March1955,Convention News
46
-April 1955, The Significance of St.Louis
47
-May 1955,Convention News
48
-June 1955, Convention News
49
-June 1955,Schedule of Meetings
50
-July 1955,Conventions 1 Have Missed
51
-August 1955,The Biggest Meeting of All
-February 1958,YoungPeoplePlanConf.
56
-September 1958,1Love Conventions
57
-May1959,LookWho'sConventional!
89
-February 1960,Califomia Calendar
60

Table of Contents Cont.
-April 1960, California Calendar
61
-May 1960,Twenty-FithAnniversary ConventionNews
62
- June 1960,Program
63
-September 1960,A Report
9
-September 1960,FreedomUnderGod-Bill W.
66
-November 1960, The Spiritual Part of A.A.
70
-November 1960,The Problem of Alcoholism In Industry
74
-November1960,ATwentiethCenturyMiracle
77
-November 1960,The Lighter Side
81
-November1960,CommentFrom The Convention
82
-September 1961,A Report OnYouth Groups
8
-October1964,Toronto 1965
89
-December 1964,Ring Out The Old
90
-January 1965,Conference News
91
-February1965,ConferenceNews
92
-March 1965,ConferenceNews
6
-April 1965, Conference News
95
-May1965,Conference News
97
-June 1965, Conference News
86
-June 1965,Program
66
-October1965,Conference Highlights
100
-September 1968, A.A. Celebrates Bills 34th
105
-November 1969,WhyConventions?
106

TableofContentsCont.
-November 1969, Young People in A.A. Do Their Thing
107
-January 1970,A Date toRemember
108
-February 1970,Thirty-FifthAnniversary Convention
109
-March 1970,A.A.'s 35th Anniversary Convention
110
-April 1970,Will We SeeYou at the Convention?
111
-May 1970,This Is TheYear
112
-June 1970,35thAnniversary Convention
113
-October 1970,HowIt Seemed
114
-October1970,Sketchedfrom life
118
-October 1970,Scheduled Events
119
-September 1973,Letter
122
-January 1974,Letters
123
-November 1974,40thAnniversaryConvention
124
-January1975,ThisIsTheYear
125
-April 1975,SeeYou In Denver!
127
-May 1975, Did You Ever See
128
-October 1975,ThatFabulous Convention!
129
-October1975,Does A.A.Work?
131
-October 1975,Letters
132
-December 1975,Remembering the Convention...
133
-September 1976,Letter
134
- January 1978,Letter
135
-November1979,45thAnniversary Convention
136

TableofContentsCont.
-April1980,45th Anniversary Convention
137
-July 1980, Twenty-Five Thousand Alcoholics
138
-October 1980,Super Meeting
140
-October 1980,Largest A.A. Meeting Ever
143
-September 1982,2,500 Hellos and Hugs
144
-March 1983,Ahome where I'malways welcome
147
-March 1983,Letter
148
-April 1983, Letter
149
-June 1983,Sobriety Countdown
150
-December1984,50thAnniversary
151
-March 1985,50th Anniversary
152
-October 1985,Celebration
153
-October 1986,Sunlight of the Spirit
161
-November 1986,From A.A.'s Scrapbook(1942)
168
-December1989,A.A.AroundtheWorld
169
-December 1989,What We Were Like (History)
170
-January1990,1990InternationalConvention
172
-October1990,55Years-OneDay at aTime
173
-March 1994, The Vine Line
181
-January 1995,A.A.Everywhere-Anywhere
182
-February 1995,You're Invited!
183
-October 1995,A.A.Everywhere-Anywhere (report)
184

B-Speakers, Speaking and Profanity
Table of Contents
Page
-August 1946, Chicago Assures Yearlings A Part
191
-January 1947,Travel Expenses
192
-April 1947,ClubsWant A.A.Speakers
193
-October 1947,Speakers Exchanged
194
-March 1948,Applause
195
-April 1948,Expenses of SpeakersPose Problem
196
-April 1948,Pros and Cons on Applause
197
-May 1948,“Platform Manner"
199
-June 1948,A.A.sVoice Opinion On Speaker Expense
200
-June 1948,A.A.Recordings
202
-December1948,DoYou SoundProfessional?
203
-December 1948,NevertooNew
204
- January 1949,How Do They Stand Us?
205
-March 1949,Anonymity?
206
-March 1949,WeShouldBeCareful
208
-September 1949,On Leading A"Good" Meeting
209
-October 1949,Easy Does It!
211
-October 1949,“a little bit nettled.."
212
-November1949.SpeakForYourself
213
-December 1949,The Arena
214
-April 1951,Inventory Research-Speaker Division
215

PartB-Table ofContentsCont.
August1951,It MadeACharterMemberSwoon
217
-May 1952,A.A.Circuit Rider
218
-December 1952,There IsAlways Something To Learn
220
-August 1953, Of Mountains and Molehills
221
-January 1954,How Long DearLord?
222
-February 1954,Must WeAlways Talk Like Drunks?
223
-September 1954,A.A.Profaners
224
-October1954,AddingSomethingNew
226
-November 1954,More About Profanity
227
-February 1955,ProfanityAgain
228
- July 1955, Ive Got Humility - and How!
229
- July 1955, Closed Meeting
230
-January 1956,Some Answers
231
-February 1956,Taking Off The Coat
233
-February 1956,The Listeners
235
-April 1956,A.A. Dictionary Needed!
236
- July 1956, Unaccustomed As |Am
237
-November1956,TooMuchSpotlight
238
- June 1957,Profanity Isn't Becoming
239
-May 1958,Cartoons
241
- July 1958, Is Profanity Necessary
242
-May 1959,The Listening Circle
243
- July 1959,The One That Got Away
244

PartB-TableofContentsCont.
-July1959,the one that got away
244
- September 1959, Closed Meetings
246
-December1959,AProblemOf Listening
247
-September 1960,Remember-he's getting well
248
-June 1961,Formula-in the East
249
- July 1961,Formula -in Chicago
251
- July 1961,Letter
252
-August 1961,Formula-In Cleveland
253
-August 1961, Letter
254
-September1961,Formula-SouthernCalifornia
255
-September 1961,Letter
257
-November1961,SPLENDIDOBSESSION
258
-November 1961,Letter
260
-January 1962,Letter
261
-March 1962,SoYouWant a“Celebrity"Speaker?
262
-April 1962, Letter
264
-April 1963,Letter
265
- July 1963, Vaudeville-Style A.A.
266
-August 1963,Letter
269
-October 1963,Open-MeetingBores
270
-November 1963,YouCan't Record Them All
272
-March 1964,Letter
274
- July 1964,Those Vulgar Words
275

PartB-Table ofContentsCont.
- July 1964,1Hated'Drunkalogs'
276
-August 1964,Letters
277
-September,1964,Letters
278
-December 1964,RosemarySpokeAt TheRally
279
-January 1965,Letters
280
- January 1965, Letters
281
-February1965,Letters
282
-April 1965,PlainTalking
283
-September1965,GoForthWithFear
284
-December 1965,SpeakingFromTheHeart
285
-May 1966,Letters
287
- July 1966, ME-a speaker?
288
- July 1966,Letter
289
-March 1967,A.A.Talks....How DoYou Make Them?
290
-April 1967,It'sWhat Happened toME
296
-June 1967,1Was A PodiumGrabber
298
-October 1967, Letters
300
-October 1967,Letter
301
-January 1968,Don't Make It Too Easy
302
-August 1968,Special-Speaker Syndrome
303
-August 1968,Are We Grooming a SHOW-OFF-ELITE?
305
-September 1968,Letters
306
-November1968,Vulgarity andRacismat Meetings
307

PartB-TableofContentsCont.
-December 1968,Letters
308
-January 1969,A Rugged League
309
-January 1969,Letters
314
-January 1969,Letters
315
-February 1969,'Agricultural'A.A.
316
-April 1969, Letters
317
-May 1969,Letters
318
- July 1969, Letters
319
- July 1969, Letters
320
-October1969,Letters
321
-January 1970,Lead On,Macduff!
322
-January 1970,We're Going ToDo Something About Profanity!
-January 1970,Letters
326
-May 1970,The Beautiful Words
327
-June 1970,Color Me Blue
328
-December 1970,Don'tSayThat!
332
-April 1971, Letters
333
-July 1971,Letters
-October 1972,OnSpeakers and Speaking...
335
-March 1973,Closed Meetings Are toGrowOn
340
-April 1973, Story Tellers Anonymous
-June 1973,Letters
343
- July 1973, Learning to Llsten

PartB-TableofContentsCont.
-August 1973,Letters
345
-September 1973,Letters
346
-September 1973,Letters
347
-January 1974,Letters
348
-April 1974,My Speaking Suit
349
-May 1974,Letters
350
- June 1974,First-Meeting Cautions
351
- June 1974, Letters
352
-August 1974,Letters
353
-September 1974,SomeWords to Grow By
4
-November 1974,Letters
356
-December 1975,Circuit Speakers
-March 1975,Letters
358
-April 1975,Letters
359
-May 1975, Letters
360
- June 1975, On Obscenity at Meetings
361
-June 1975,Sharing Our Strength...
362
-June 1975,Letters
363
-August 1975,In Defense of ‘Free'Speech
364
-December1975,Circuit Speakers
365
-December 1975,A Measure of Growth
366
- January 1976,Letters
367
-July 1976,Lalophobia
368

PartB-TableofContentsCont.
-February 1977,Doesnt Anybody Just Get Drunk Any More?
369
-May 1977, Letters
371
-July 1977. Just One More Point.
372
-September1977,Letters
374
-September 1977,Letters
375
-October 1977,Letters
376
-January 1978,Letters
377
- January 1978,Letters
381
- January 1978,Letters
382
-February 1978,Letters
383
-March 1978,Letters
-May 1978,Letters
385
-June 1978,Letters
386
-January 1979,Putting UpWith‘RidiculousIdeas'
387
-March 1980,Stardom on the Circuit
388
-September 1980,EGO
688
-July 1981, Letters
391
-November 1981,Letters
392
-December 1981,TheyWereReallyListening
393
-September1982,ASuddenSenseofPeace
395
-May 1986,Letters
968
- October 1987, Sharing,or Sounding Off?
397
-June 1988,Experience,Strength,and Hope
398

PartB-TableofContentsCont.
-April 1989,Confessions ofaBig BookThumper
400
-January 1990,Monkey See,Monkey Do
402
-February1993,WarStories
404
-February 1994,Working theMikes
405
-May 1994,The King's English
407
-May 1994,HappilyEverAfter
408
-April1995,MattersControversial
409
-April 1996,InPraise ofDrunkalogues
411
-August 1996,Letters
413