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On the recordJuly 10, 1977
I am deeply moved to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life and work contributed so richly to the ultimate freedoms we seek.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Presidential Medal of Freedom Remarks on Presenting the Medal to Dr. Jonas E. Salk and to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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