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Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Earl Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the office of Governor of Georgia from January 12, 1971, to July 1, 1975. During his presidency, Carter focused on human rights, energy conservation, and the Camp David Accords, which led to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. His administration also faced significant challenges, including the Iran Hostage Crisis and economic difficulties marked by inflation and unemployment.

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Jun 11, 1979

I must say in all candor that no child of poverty, no elderly American, no middle-class family has yet benefited from a rigid and unswerving commitment to this principle of all or nothing.

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Jun 11, 1979

No longer will working families live in fear of catastrophic medical expenses.

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Jun 10, 1979

I stress the administration's determination to help resolve the difficult issues that must be addressed to achieve a comprehensive peace.

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Jun 10, 1979

I will nominate Philip A. Loomis, Jr., for reappointment as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Jun 10, 1979

I will nominate John R. Evans, of Murray, Utah, for reappointment as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Jun 10, 1979

I express great interest in Egypt's priority efforts to expand its economic and social development.

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Jun 7, 1979

WARREN W. EGINTON, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

FALCON B. HAWKINS, Of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

C. WESTON HOUCK, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

ORINDA D. EVANS, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice Albert J. Henderson, resigning.

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Jun 7, 1979

RUTH T. PROKOP, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 1986, vice Alan K. Campbell.

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Jun 7, 1979

JOHN T. RHETT, of Virginia, to be Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System (new position).

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Jun 7, 1979

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

RUTH T. PROKOP, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the remainder of the term expiring March 1, 1981, which was sent to the Senate on January 18, 1979.

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Jun 7, 1979

RICHARD M. BILBY, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice William C. Frey, deceased.

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Jun 7, 1979

MICHAEL R. KELLEY, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring March 26, 1982, vice Virginia Bauer Duncan, term expired.

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Jun 7, 1979

MARVIN H. SHOOB, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

G. ERNEST TIDWELL, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice a new position created by P.L. 95-486, approved October 20, 1978.

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Jun 7, 1979

GEORGE HERBERT PATRICK BURSLEY, Of Maryland, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 1979, vice Kay Bailey, resigned.

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Jun 7, 1979

WALTER J. McDONALD, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice William J. Beckham, Jr., resigned.

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Jun 7, 1979

RICHARD I. BEATTIE, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, vice Frank Peter S. Libassi, resigned.

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Jun 7, 1979

An act to amend the National Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1980.

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Jun 6, 1979

Our country was not built, it has not prospered, by people who said, 'Me first, me last, me always.'

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