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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 22, 1977

I have adopted a policy, which I am not going to leave, of not commenting directly on any specific CIA activity.

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Feb 22, 1977

I believe that we are so closely tied together with Canada on a mutually beneficial basis.

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Feb 22, 1977

I think the electoral college, for instance, should be eliminated.

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Feb 21, 1977

I think we'll have a much more carefully considered budget next year than we've had in the past.

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Feb 21, 1977

I will nominate Mary E. King to be Deputy Director of ACTION.

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Feb 20, 1977

I strongly recommend that the Congress consider issuance of a joint resolution in order to bring this Agreement into force by that date.

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Feb 20, 1977

It is not enough to measure a nation's product in our gross national financial product, but we should think about the outcome and the output of our Nation on the basis of a net human benefit.

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Feb 20, 1977

I had a sense of relaxation and a sense of compatibility that I hope will be an accurate indication on a permanent basis of what our nations feel towards one another.

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Feb 20, 1977

I am recommending at this time that no funds be provided for these projects in FY 1978.

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Feb 20, 1977

We share a commitment to human decency and to personal freedom.

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Feb 20, 1977

For 200 years, our people have lived with one very brief interval, around 1812--in a spirit of friendship.

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Feb 17, 1977

Exception granted by the Attorney General to Assistant Attorney General designate Benjamin R. Civiletti

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Feb 17, 1977

I believe in strong competition, and I am going to try to pursue that.

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Feb 16, 1977

I want to be sure that we treat mental health fairly in this country in the future.

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Feb 16, 1977

I want to do a good job as President and I want to be able to achieve some progress in the field of mental health.

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Feb 16, 1977

For seeing that all communications going to the President are appropriately staffed

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Feb 16, 1977

The Commission shall submit a report to the President recommending how the mental health needs of the Nation can be met and identifying the relative priority of those needs.

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Feb 14, 1977

I transmit herewith the Treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States on the Execution of Penal Sentences.

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Feb 13, 1977

By working together under a zero-base budgeting system, we can reduce costs and make the Federal Government more efficient and effective.

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Feb 13, 1977

A zero-base budgeting system permits a detailed analysis and justification of budget requests by an evaluation of the importance of each operation performed.

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Feb 13, 1977

The people have put their faith in him and they are beginning to realize the fruits of his tremendous intelligence.

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Feb 13, 1977

Under President Lopez Portillo's administration the distance from God has become much less.

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