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On the recordSeptember 21, 1978
You don't have to be a college professor, you don't have to be a distinguished lawyer, you don't have to be someone who's rich to understand what people need in Washington.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Asheville, North Carolina Remarks at a Reception for John Ingram.

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