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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 29, 1976

That's right, we'll both be very careful about spending money.

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Aug 25, 1976

Under none of those four circumstances would I have imposed an embargo.

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Aug 25, 1976

I don't believe there's any farmer in the United States that would want or expect any leader to create a direct hunger in this country with a total crop failure and still ship food overseas.

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Aug 25, 1976

I think that in the last 3 years when the embargoes have been imposed... there was an emergency.

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Aug 25, 1976

No, of course I wouldn't do that, not if it would create hunger in our own nation.

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Aug 24, 1976

But I prefer to go on from my farm to the White House and stop embargoes once and for all!

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Aug 24, 1976

The family farm has preserved the values—honesty, dependability, hard work and faith—which we need to rediscover as a nation.

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Aug 24, 1976

I haven't met a small farmer who wants to be on welfare or guaranteed a profit without work, but we should take away his chains.

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Aug 24, 1976

I believe that the best government is the one closest to the people.

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Aug 24, 1976

Nobody who's spent as much time on a farm as I have wants the government to manage our farms.

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Aug 23, 1976

I would never again see our country become militarily involved in the internal affairs of another country unless our own security was directly threatened.

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Aug 23, 1976

The Vietnam veterans are our nation's greatest unsung heroes.

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Aug 23, 1976

Under Nixon, who was a relatively strong President, the Congress cut back his budgets $20 billion.

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Aug 23, 1976

The distribution of health care is grossly unfair, inequitable and the emphasis on prevention of diseases is much less than it was 40 or 45 years ago.

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Aug 23, 1976

I see no reason why government should not be honest when the American people are honest.

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