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Jimmy Carter: “I have no regrets about it nor apologies to make, because it did help to save a man's life, and it was compatible with…”

On the recordNovember 27, 1979
I have no regrets about it nor apologies to make, because it did help to save a man's life, and it was compatible with the principles of our country.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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