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On the recordOctober 25, 1979
I will nominate William J. Beckham, Jr., of Detroit, Mich., to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Department of Transportation Nomination of William J. Beckham, Jr., To Be Deputy Secretary.

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