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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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Sep 2, 1980

The sharp choice that the American people will make this year is perhaps between two men and two current party philosophies that are in as much disagreement as we have ever seen.

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Sep 2, 1980

My program is designed to revitalize our Nation's economy, to keep people at work, and to give a balanced benefit from any tax reductions.

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Sep 2, 1980

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to implement the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, it is hereby ordered as follows.

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Sep 2, 1980

I think Bill Green is one of the finest mayors in this Nation.

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Sep 2, 1980

The Council was established by Executive Order 12229 on July 29, 1980.

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Sep 1, 1980

I recommend that the Senate give early consideration to the treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.

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Sep 1, 1980

I think it was inaccurate, and I think it was something that all southerners will resent.

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Sep 1, 1980

Anybody who resorts to slurs and to innuendo against a whole region of the country, based on a false statement and a false premise, is not doing the South or our Nation a good service.

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Sep 1, 1980

I resent very deeply what Ronald Reagan said about the South and about Alabama.

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Aug 31, 1980

This program will create more than a million new jobs for American workers.

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Aug 31, 1980

We must work for arms control, to stop and prevent a nuclear war.

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Aug 31, 1980

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Chapter 47 of Title 10 of the United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and in order to make some clarifying and technical amendments to the…

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Aug 31, 1980

Ask those who are suffering under tyranny around the world about human rights.

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Aug 31, 1980

The American labor movement was built on realism and persistence and our future depends on these same qualities.

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Aug 31, 1980

I want the United States, through its strength, military and moral strength both, to continue to stand for peace in the world.

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Aug 31, 1980

The choice is ours to make, and part of that choice will be made the first Tuesday in November.

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Aug 31, 1980

We're inspired and we are gratified by the peaceful determination with which they acted.

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