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Jimmy Carter: I thought it was bad, but when I got to Washington, it was a lot worse than I thought it was.

On the recordSeptember 21, 1978
I thought it was bad, but when I got to Washington, it was a lot worse than I thought it was.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks on Arrival at the Asheville Municipal Airport in Asheville, North Carolina

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