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On the recordNovember 14, 1977
I would like to propose a toast to the Shah and to the Empress of Iran and to the great people of that country who are our close, present, and future friends.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts of the President and the Shah at a Dinner Honoring the Shah of Iran

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