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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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Aug 14, 1977

I will nominate F. James Rutherford to be an Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation for Science Education.

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Aug 14, 1977

We serve God most faithfully by showing concern for our friends and neighbors

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Aug 14, 1977

I will nominate George C. Pimentel to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation.

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Aug 14, 1977

I will nominate Maurice D. Bean, of Los Angeles, Calif., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma.

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Aug 14, 1977

I will nominate Mari-Luci Jaramillo, of Albuquerque, N. Mex., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Honduras.

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Aug 14, 1977

I will nominate William B. Schwartz, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

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Aug 14, 1977

Success is not only about achieving goals but also about making a positive impact on others' lives.

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Aug 11, 1977

We will work with Panama to assess the need for a sea-level canal and will also cooperate on possible improvements to the existing canal.

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Aug 11, 1977

I believe that these treaties will help to usher in a new day in hemispheric relations.

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Aug 11, 1977

CFC gives all of us who are Federal employees a unique opportunity to pledge our help to people in our community, our nation, and around the world.

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Aug 11, 1977

Our own warships are guaranteed the permanent right to expeditious passage, without regard to their type of propulsion or the cargo they carry.

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Aug 9, 1977

Nothing is more important in our democracy than the right to vote.

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Aug 7, 1977

We can continue to protect our national parks and our major national wilderness areas and national monuments from the degradation of air pollution.

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Aug 7, 1977

I believe that the Congress, under the leadership of Senator Muskie and Representative Rogers, has adopted a sound and comprehensive program for achieving and preserving healthy air in our Nation.

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Aug 7, 1977

Without wasting the taxpayers' dollars on the Clinch River facility, we will be able to implement a breeder research program.

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Aug 7, 1977

The act provides us with a new tool to help abate industrial sources of pollution by authorizing use of economic incentives to reduce noncompliance.

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Aug 7, 1977

This act is the culmination of a 3-year effort by the Congress to develop legislation which will continue our progress toward meeting our national clean air goals in all parts of the country.

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Aug 7, 1977

If the Palestinians will recognize the applicability of the United Nations Resolution 242, then it would open up a new opportunity for us to start discussions with them.

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Aug 7, 1977

We will fund major research on alternative breeder technologies, improved safety systems, and other advanced atomic power sources.

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