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On the recordJuly 30, 1978
I spend a large part of my life listening to beautiful music in the Oval Office.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow Remarks at a Reception Honoring Gold Medal Winners Elmar Oliveira and Nathaniel Rosen.

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