On the recordAugust 26, 1980
Some have asked me as President, 'Why do you take such an interest in Africa? Your predecessors never did.'
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presidency.ucsb.eduJimmy Carter: “Some have asked me as President, 'Why do you take such an interest in Africa? Your predecessors never did.'”
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Meeting With Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Remarks at a White House Reception
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