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Jimmy Carter: Don't just wait until a meeting is called here before you exercise the leadership that's been given to you.

On the recordJanuary 26, 1978
Don't just wait until a meeting is called here before you exercise the leadership that's been given to you.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Democratic National Committee Remarks at a Special Meeting of the Committee

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