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On the recordFebruary 6, 1978
I never knew what a roast was until I came to Washington.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Democratic Study Group Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.

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