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Jimmy Carter: “It combines a reverence for the past with an eagerness for the future.”

On the recordMay 31, 1978
It combines a reverence for the past with an eagerness for the future.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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National Gallery of Art Remarks at Dedication Ceremonies for the East Building

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