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Jimmy Carter: An adequate defense is the single most important concern I have as President.

On the recordAugust 16, 1978
An adequate defense is the single most important concern I have as President.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning H.R. 10929 Without Approval

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