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On the recordJune 16, 1977
There is a concern and an awareness of the question of human rights, the basic dignity of human beings, the hope for peace and freedom.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Swearing-In Ceremony Remarks at the Swearing In of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana

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