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Jimmy Carter: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including…

On the recordFebruary 27, 1979
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 12124—Generalized System of Preferences

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