01/05/1979
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"Our Nation requires by law that the church and the state must be separated."
"Historically black colleges and universities have played and continue to play a unique and important role in providing educational opportunities."
"I have repeatedly expressed my hope that the historically black colleges will be stronger when I leave office than when my Administration began."
"I will nominate W. Beverly Carter, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., to be Ambassador at Large."