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Jimmy Carter: “I believe that if you can accurately tap the understanding and support and the commitment that the American people share…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 1981
I believe that if you can accurately tap the understanding and support and the commitment that the American people share with you and with me, that that progress that we have achieved and of which we are so proud can be preserved and perhaps even enhanced during the next 4 years.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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White House Dinner for State and Local Officials Remarks Following the Dinner

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