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On the recordAugust 2, 1979
There could not possibly be a better person to head this important agency.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Remarks at the Swearing In of Patricia Roberts Harris as Secretary.

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