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Jimmy Carter: I ran for 2 years, and the only thing I've got out of it so far is an income tax audit.

On the recordJune 22, 1977
I ran for 2 years, and the only thing I've got out of it so far is an income tax audit.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Democratic National Committee Dinner Remarks at the Fundraising Dinner in New York City

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