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On the recordDecember 30, 1977
I would like to offer a toast at this time to the great leaders of Iran, the Shah and the Shahbanou and to the people of Iran and to the world peace that we hope together we can help to bring.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts of the President and the Shah at a State Dinner in Tehran, Iran

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