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Jimmy Carter: I think it's something that our country ought to assume as a permanent clear-cut commitment of our people.

On the recordMay 19, 1977
I think it's something that our country ought to assume as a permanent clear-cut commitment of our people.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Interview With the President Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With a Group of Publishers, Editors, and Broadcasters.

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