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On the recordJanuary 23, 1978
I think what it really stands for is that the framers of our Constitution were pretty wise men after all.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks on Signing Executive Order 12036 on United States Foreign Intelligence Activities

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