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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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Jan 13, 1980

the principle of the rule of law, vital to the whole world community, is at stake in this crisis.

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Jan 13, 1980

this Soviet action, in flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, constitutes a most serious threat to international peace.

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Jan 13, 1980

Access to the public capital markets was virtually closed to small businesses.

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Jan 13, 1980

Small business is one of the sectors that is particularly hard hit by inflation.

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Jan 13, 1980

The Federal government must be the ally of small business, not its adversary.

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Jan 13, 1980

Inflation is one of the most vexing and intractable problems we face as a Nation.

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Jan 13, 1980

Unnecessary or poorly designed regulations and paperwork requirements hurt the whole economy.

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Jan 13, 1980

Women make up more than half of the work force, less than 5% of all United States firms are owned by women.

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Jan 12, 1980

Please take the following actions regarding P.L. 95-507: review your OSDBU to see that it has the necessary resources and full-time staff to carry out the responsibilities mandated by this law.

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Jan 12, 1980

I expect each of them to take every necessary and appropriate step to reach these goals.

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Jan 12, 1980

As part of my determination to meet this and other goals, I've directed all Federal agencies to implement Public Law 95-507 aggressively.

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