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On the recordOctober 5, 1976
I have never advocated a Communist government for Italy; that would, obviously, be a ridiculous thing for anyone to do who wanted to be President of the country.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Presidential Campaign Debate in San Francisco

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