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On the recordAugust 31, 1976
I would like to see more openness in government, an absence of secrecy, an accountability of public officials for their performance.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Interview with Ralph Blodgett, Assistant Editor of 'These Times' for 'Liberty' Magazine

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