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Jimmy Carter: I predict that if Jane Byrne stays as your mayor, and I think she will, this outpouring of affection and appreciation…

On the recordOctober 14, 1979
I predict that if Jane Byrne stays as your mayor, and I think she will, this outpouring of affection and appreciation which you have demonstrated for her will continue.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Chicago, Illinois Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Mayor Jane Byrne

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