Jimmy Carter actually said...

I just wanted, in my brief remarks tonight, in genuine admiration of our visitor and his great nation, to point out to you that there are many things in this hemisphere that we can learn from our neighbors.

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Toasts of the President and President Perez at a Dinner Honoring the Venezuelan President

06/27/1977

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