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Jimmy Carter: “The first responsibility of every President is for the security of our Nation.”

On the recordOctober 8, 1980
The first responsibility of every President is for the security of our Nation.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Nashville, Tennessee Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Townhall Meeting.

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