Jimmy Carter actually said...

I do not hesitate to repeat my call...that American buyers...should cast their eyes first at automobiles that are built in the United States of America.

Context

Flint, Michigan Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Townhall Meeting

09/30/1980

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