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On the recordMarch 31, 1978
The American people have a longstanding but growing interest in the continent of Africa—its history, its cultural richness, its increasingly developed economic potential.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Lagos, Nigeria Remarks of the President and Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo at the Welcoming Ceremony.

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