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On the recordAugust 3, 1977
Infrequently on the world scene, there arises a young leader at the beginning of the history of a nation who in a strange but all pervasive way represents what his people are and what his country hopes to be.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts of the President and President Nyerere of Tanzania at a Working Dinner for the Tanzanian President

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