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Jimmy Carter: You've helped our Nation greatly in the menial labor of building the railroads to the West.

On the recordOctober 19, 1980
You've helped our Nation greatly in the menial labor of building the railroads to the West.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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New York, New York Remarks at an Asian Pacific American Committee Fundraising Dinner.

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