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Jimmy Carter: “It is a very serious handicap to me and to other leaders now in dealing with this first indication of a permanent energy…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 1977
It is a very serious handicap to me and to other leaders now in dealing with this first indication of a permanent energy shortage.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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The Energy Shortage Remarks on Returning From the Trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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