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Jimmy Carter: I think it's better for us as Americans to face the facts, and as long as I'm President, I intend to tell you the facts…

On the recordJuly 30, 1979
I think it's better for us as Americans to face the facts, and as long as I'm President, I intend to tell you the facts, to tell you the truth, and to ask for your help.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Bardstown, Kentucky Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Meeting

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