The Story of Bill W. and Alcoholics Anonymous

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By Mike Arnold on Friday, March 26, 2004.
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Alcoholics Anonymous started out in 1935 with the meeting of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, two alcoholics who found that through fellowship and following a 12-step program of recovery, could stop their drinking. Almost 70 years later, Alcoholic Anonymous has 100,000 groups and 2 million members worldwide. Mike Arnold's guest is Susan Cheever, author of "My Name is Bill: Bill Wilson - His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous".

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