Originally Posted by
awuh1 It took me a
very long time to get a copy of this letter. It's in the AA archives in New York city but unfortunately my requests for access to this valuable piece of history were turned down. Its considered "restricted". I was forced to spend a great deal of time to obtain another copy but it was worth all the effort. It's a prize
. IMO It should be available to the membership, but that's not my call.
I find it interesting that AA considers the letter "restricted". What do they have to hide? Don't they fully understand the idea that we are only as sick as our secrets?
That said the contents of the letter are unlikely to change my opinion of the AA program. Bill was an imperfect person. So what? The AA program's value has nothing to do with the personalities and possible character defects of the founders.