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On the recordDecember 30, 1977
Iran, because of the great leadership of the Shah, is an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts of the President and the Shah at a State Dinner in Tehran, Iran

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