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On the recordMay 8, 1977
We have no regional role to play in this year's deliberations, but we hope to act as an intermediary who can have influence only to the extent that the other nations trust us to be fair, to be objective, to be truthful, to be determined.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Meeting With President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria Remarks of the President and President Asad Prior to Their Meeting.

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