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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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Feb 27, 1979

Of the suggestions submitted, more than 325,000 have been adopted, with tangible first-year benefits of more than a billion dollars.

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Feb 27, 1979

I can tell you accurately that the longer I'm here in the White House as President, the more I cherish my years as a small businessman.

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Feb 27, 1979

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974.

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Feb 27, 1979

I will nominate Marjorie Fine Knowles, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., to be Inspector General of the Department of Labor.

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Feb 27, 1979

Enlisted people received $820,006 in awards during Fiscal Year 1978, representing 81 percent of the total cash awards paid during the periods.

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Feb 26, 1979

I think they will be noted in every magistrate's court, district court, circuit court, all the way up to the court of appeals and to the Supreme Court of our country as a major step forward in the proper administration of justice.

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Feb 26, 1979

It is time that these benefits were extended to litigants in all Federal trial courts.

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Feb 26, 1979

I think there are other ways to do this, and I'm doing all I can this year to reach a balanced budget.

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Feb 26, 1979

I've spent more time and invested more of my own personal effort in the search for peace in the Middle East than on any other international problem.

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Feb 26, 1979

I think the convening of a constitutional convention to pass such an amendment would be very ill-advised.

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Feb 26, 1979

I share the view completely that the conclusion of an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty is an urgent necessity.

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Feb 26, 1979

The American system of justice—and the part our Federal courts play in it—has long been the envy of people throughout the world.

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Feb 26, 1979

This is not just a problem for judges and lawyers or Congress Members and Attorneys General and Presidents.

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Feb 26, 1979

All of these proposals go generally toward these objectives and the strengthening of our system of justice.

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Feb 26, 1979

We have no control over prices that other nations establish for their products, including oil.

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Feb 26, 1979

I am committed to improving access to justice by ensuring that every person involved in a legal controversy has a readily available forum.

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Feb 26, 1979

I think the farmers have a legitimate right to demonstrate their views or even their displeasure against the Congress action.

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Feb 26, 1979

We cannot freeze the status quo in a country when it's very friendly to us.

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Feb 26, 1979

If we allow that hope to vanish, the judgment of history will rightly condemn us for an absence of concerted effort.

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Feb 26, 1979

I do not have any control over what my brother says or does; he has no control over what I say or do.

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Feb 26, 1979

There's a general, worldwide recognition that the judicial system of the United States is admirable and worthy of emulation and has great strength, integrity, and competence.

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Feb 26, 1979

We must take prompt and effective steps to eliminate the remaining obstacles to efficiency in the justice system.

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Feb 26, 1979

We have no desire to open military bases in that area or to station American troops in Saudi Arabia.

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