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Jimmy Carter: It is my earnest prayer that the day will soon come when all children in the Middle East can play in the sunshine…

On the recordDecember 13, 1978
It is my earnest prayer that the day will soon come when all children in the Middle East can play in the sunshine without fear.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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