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Jimmy Carter: “I think it's also good to point out that Thomas Jefferson, as an Ambassador to France, absorbed the best elements of the…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1977
I think it's also good to point out that Thomas Jefferson, as an Ambassador to France, absorbed the best elements of the French commitment to freedom.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks of the President and Prime Minister Barre of France at a Working Dinner for the Prime Minister

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