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On the recordSeptember 5, 1977
We had a discussion about the question of human rights and the fact that it has been a problem.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks to Reporters Following a Meeting With President Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay

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