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On the recordJuly 11, 1976
I think that his extremely great success in the primaries of which he did enter as a candidate showed that even in very conservative states like Nebraska his role in the CIA investigations was certainly not a detriment politically, but it was an asset.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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News Conference in New York City Following a Meeting with Senator Frank Church

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