{"id":2805,"date":"2025-12-29T11:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/?page_id=2805"},"modified":"2026-01-17T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:10:02","slug":"ic2024ru02","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/en\/page\/ic2024ru02\/","title":{"rendered":"ic2024ru02"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-73e3210\" data-block-id=\"73e3210\"><style>.stk-73e3210 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--large, 36px) !important;font-weight:900 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-73e3210 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--large, 36px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">OUR FOUNDERS: BILL W. AND DR. BOB<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b8cbaab\" data-block-id=\"b8cbaab\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>The first photograph depicts Bill W.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-center stk-block stk-e09dd16\" data-block-id=\"e09dd16\"><style>.stk-e09dd16 .stk-img-wrapper{width:892px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2806\" src=\"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bob-e-Bill.jpg\" width=\"567\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Bob and Bill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bob-e-Bill.jpg 567w, https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bob-e-Bill-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bob-e-Bill-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ba0aad8\" data-block-id=\"ba0aad8\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>The first photograph depicts Bill W. (sitting on the right) and Dr. Bob (sitting on the left)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a74f39d\" data-block-id=\"a74f39d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">A primeira fotografia retrata Bill W. (sentado \u00e0 direita) e Dr. Bob (sentado \u00e0 esquerda) e foi tirada em Akron, Ohio, em 1949.  As noted in the caption, Dr. Bob, whose full name was Robert Holbrook Smith, was born on August 8, 1879, in St. Louis and died on November 16, 1950, in Akron, atthe age of 71, with 15 years of sobriety. He was 16 years older than Bill W.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c081630\" data-block-id=\"c081630\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Bill W., whose full name was William Griffith Wilson, was born on November 26, 1895, in East Dorset, Vermont, and died on January 24, 1971, in Miami, at the age of 75, with 36 years of sobriety. He was married to Lois Burnham for 53 years.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1ed5b4a\" data-block-id=\"1ed5b4a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Bill and Bob met in May 1935 in Akron, where Bill had gone on a business trip. Through a series of coincidences, he was introduced to Dr. Bob. Discussing his alcoholism with Dr. Bob led to Dr. Bob's decision to stop drinking sometime later.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9f33ef7\" data-block-id=\"9f33ef7\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">These two men were pioneers of Alcoholics Anonymous.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-51fb6e2\" data-block-id=\"51fb6e2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Dr. Bob believed that the most important aspects of AA were unity within the community and humility. For him, love and service were the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous. The phrase \u201cKeep it simple\u201d (\u201clet\u2019s keep things simple\u201d) is attributed to him and is believed to have been the last thing he said to Bill W. when they last met.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-0420191\" data-block-id=\"0420191\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Dr. Bob was a doctor, and this fact was crucial in helping detoxify many alcoholics at Thomas Hospital in St. Louis, where he worked. It is reported that he helped more than 5,000 alcoholics achieve sobriety with the support of Sister Ignatia, a nurse.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-0316532\" data-block-id=\"0316532\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Bill W. trained in law, which proved very useful for AA in organizing and structuring its concepts.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8ac205a\" data-block-id=\"8ac205a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">He worked briefly as a stockbroker but left th profession early to dedicate himself full-time to AA. His enthusiasm and vision for the future played a significant role in making important decisions for Alcoholics Anonymous.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-670249b\" data-block-id=\"670249b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Bill and Bob developed a deep friendship, characterized by mutual love and respect. They supported each other in every decision that needed to be made in the early days of AA.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00c1udio Portugu\u00eas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2750255\" data-block-id=\"2750255\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Os Nossos Fundadores <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Roll-up-2_Os-Nossos-Fundadores_Bill-e-Dr.-Bob.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>English Audio<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-54d089b\" data-block-id=\"54d089b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Our Founders<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Roll-up-2_OUR-FOUNDERS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OS NOSSOS FUNDADORES: BILL W. E DR. BOB A primeira fotografia retrata Bill W. A primeira fotografia retrata Bill W. 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