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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

I believe the Congress and the American people have enough judgment to know that you can't get something for nothing.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

I will nominate William D. Wolle, of Sioux City, Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the United Arab Emirates.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

We need the revenues that would have been derived from my original windfall profits tax proposal to the House.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

Increased coal production is a crucial element of the energy program I outlined to the Nation on July 16.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

I will do everything in my power as President to see that the windfall profits tax is passed.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 24, 1979

He will provide substantive advice on the full range of matters before the President.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 23, 1979

I will nominate Robert Joseph Brown, of Bethesda, Md., to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 1982.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 1979

The Mission shall, in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, ... carry out the duties and responsibilities of the United States Government to implement the 'United States Proposal for the Early Warning System in…

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 1979

I also designate as Constitution Week the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23, 1979, and urge all Americans to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in their schools, churches and in other suitable…

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 1979

I will nominate James W. Spain, of California, to be Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

An act to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan for the development of the area south of the original Smithsonian Institution Building adjacent to Independence Avenue at Tenth Street, Southwest, in the city of Washington.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

An aroused and united country can then guarantee our vital energy security.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

You and Betty have my best wishes, and my thanks on behalf of a nation which has benefited from your service.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

Under the most difficult of circumstances you have performed your many duties superbly.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

I share your belief that our country's system of transportation can and must be greatly improved in the future.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

Only through authoritative discussions between representatives of the North and South Korean Governments can a framework for peaceful coexistence between the North and South be established.

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