With the support of the American people and working with other nations, we will deter aggression, we will protect our Nation's security, and we will preserve the peace.
Jimmy Carter: “With the support of the American people and working with other nations, we will deter aggression, we will protect our…”
On the recordJanuary 3, 1980
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Address to the Nation on the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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