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Jimmy Carter: “I wanted to come there with his widow, Coretta, and with Andy Young, one of his strong supporters, to let the people of…”

On the recordDecember 8, 1978
I wanted to come there with his widow, Coretta, and with Andy Young, one of his strong supporters, to let the people of America know that I value what Martin Luther King was and what his memory is.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memphis, Tennessee Remarks to Reporters Following a Visit to the Site of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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