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On the recordDecember 31, 1977
I am certainly grateful for this opportunity to visit your great country and to learn in person about the largest democracy on Earth.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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New Delhi, India Remarks of the President and President N. S. Reddy at the Welcoming Ceremony

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