Jimmy Carter actually said...

I'm convinced that the new Department of Education will have a greatly expanded and much more effective role in emphasizing the importance of books, of learning, and particularly of libraries.

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White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services Remarks at a Meeting of the Conference

11/15/1979

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