As I Was Saying
by William Treat
William Treat has never been able to sit still. While others would have been happy to succeed in any one of his multifarious professions, Bill Treat carried on in a number of careers simultaneously, making, as he went, significant contributions to the American scene -- in law, politics, banking, diplomacy and elsewhere.
He has been a judge, an author, an accomplished speaker and lecturer, a family man, president and owner of a bank, a world traveler, a politician, an ambassador to the United Nations, a friend of presidents and a confidante of world leaders.
This collection of the written and spoken record gives us a vivid picture of a life well-lived -- by a man who has made a difference in countless lives and contributed in significant ways to the American Dream.
Those who know, and admire, Judge Treat, cannot conceive of him taking a casual approach to any endeavor, nor has he here, in this compilation of "accounts" . . . But this is not a rags-to-riches book. It simply portrays a life through a compilation of documents, some written by him, some written by others, concerning Bill Treat and his work. Theyafford posterity an opportunity to look at the details of the life of an unusually accomplished and creative citizen moving generously through his time.
-from the Foreword by William L. Plante, Jr.
