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Jimmy Carter: “My greatest ambition will be to represent the people of my Nation truly and well.”

On the recordMarch 27, 1978
My greatest ambition will be to represent the people of my Nation truly and well.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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The President's Trip to Latin America and Africa Remarks on Departure From the White House.

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