Wally  P.  is  an  archivist,  historian  and  author  who,  for  more  than  twenty-­‐three  years,  has been  studying  the  origins  and  growth  of  the  Twelve-­‐step  movement.  He  is  the  caretaker  for the  personal  archives  of  Dr.  Bob  and  Anne  Smith. Wally  conducts  history  presentations  and  recovery  workshops,  including  “Back  to  the  Basics of  Recovery”  in  which  he  takes  attendees  through  all  Twelve  Steps  in  four,  one-­‐hour  sessions. More   than   500,000   have   taken   the   Steps   using   this   powerful,   time-­‐tested,   and   highly successful  “original”  program  of  action.