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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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Apr 1, 1979

It is time to establish a broad, national privacy policy to protect individual rights in the information age.

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Apr 1, 1979

Every effort must be made to ensure timely completion of the pipeline at the lowest possible cost consistent with Federal regulatory policies.

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Mar 30, 1979

Clem Zablocki was obviously at the top of the list, to tell him the terms of the treaty, the agreements that had been consummated, and to ask his counsel on how to proceed in the future.

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Mar 30, 1979

Please convey my deepest condolences and those of my fellow Americans to Mr. Neave's family and his parliamentary colleagues.

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Mar 30, 1979

We have suffered in the process, because a peacemaker often gets condemned from both sides.

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Mar 30, 1979

We have given America a chance to go back to work, a remarkable achievement, one of great and gratifying change.

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Mar 30, 1979

This is not going to be an easy action for the Senate to take, to ratify the SALT II treaty.

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Mar 30, 1979

You're honoring a very fine statesman, a man who is the chairman of one of the most important committees in the Congress.

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Mar 29, 1979

Opening remarks at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Dallas, Tex.

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Mar 29, 1979

An act to amend the Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters arising from the redrawing of the Federal judicial districts in the State of Illinois.

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Mar 29, 1979

RICHARD FRANK CELESTE, Of Ohio, to be Director of the Peace Corps, vice Carolyn R. Payton, resigned.

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Mar 29, 1979

LEWIS M. BRANSCOMB, of New York, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 1984, vice Russell D. O'Neal, term expired.

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Mar 29, 1979

JANET L. NORWOOD, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, for a term of 4 years, vice Julius Shiskin, deceased.

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Mar 29, 1979

Toasts at the State dinner honoring President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menahem Begin of Israel

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Mar 29, 1979

H. STEPHAN GORGON, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 5 years (new position).

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Mar 29, 1979

I will nominate Timothy F. Cleary, of Bethesda, Md., for reappointment as a member and Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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Mar 29, 1979

Announcement: nomination of Frank M. Johnson, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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