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Jimmy Carter: We build weapons for peace and to let the world know that our Nation is strong.

On the recordDecember 8, 1978
We build weapons for peace and to let the world know that our Nation is strong.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memphis, Tennessee Question-and-Answer Session at the National Democratic Conference Workshop on Defense Policies and Arms...

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