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Jimmy Carter: Iran is a proud nation with a long history—more than 2,000 years—of struggle to establish and to guarantee its own…

On the recordFebruary 19, 1979
Iran is a proud nation with a long history—more than 2,000 years—of struggle to establish and to guarantee its own freedom.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Atlanta, Georgia Remarks at a Special Convocation of the Georgia Institute of Technology

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