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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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Jun 12, 1980

I am directing all agencies with regulatory responsibility to review their programs and find areas where these alternatives can be applied.

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Jun 12, 1980

Remarks at the annual convention of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Jun 12, 1980

In my opinion, the establishment of additional Israeli settlements on the West Bank is not necessary.

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Jun 12, 1980

I know I can count on your personal involvement and support to expand the use of these alternative approaches to regulation.

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Jun 12, 1980

I will nominate William Bodde, Jr., of Bethesda, Md., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Fiji, to the Kingdom of Tonga, and to Tuvalu.

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Jun 12, 1980

Remarks at the annual conference of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Seattle, Wash.

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Jun 12, 1980

I think the best hope that I can see is demonstrable progress under the Camp David process.

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Jun 11, 1980

We believe that when and if the Soviets do make any contribution toward the restoration of international stability by withdrawing their forces, that we can continue to make good progress on arms control and on the enhancement of detente.

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Jun 11, 1980

The current situation in the Middle East underscores the need for the United States to be well prepared to deal with periods of serious shortage.

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Jun 11, 1980

I have had a long admiration for President Tito and his contribution to the development of independent nations.

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Jun 11, 1980

The Plan is designed to deal with a serious shortage which will necessarily inconvenience large numbers of gasoline users.

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Jun 11, 1980

I have also directed the Secretary of Energy to publish the Plan in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

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Jun 11, 1980

I hope that all your deliberations will be open and that you will also let everyone express themselves thoroughly.

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Jun 11, 1980

We consider the relationship between our Nation and Italy to be extremely important to us and to world peace and to economic stability and to future progress.

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Jun 11, 1980

I guarantee that we will continue to work for success with the best possible avenue being the use of and the building upon the Camp David accords.

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Jun 11, 1980

The maintenance of peace, the provision of stability, the searching for a way to control nuclear weapons, the enhancement of communications among nations, and the protection of human rights-those are the bases that I see for the…

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Jun 11, 1980

I'm particularly eager to meet with the new leaders in Yugoslavia.

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Jun 11, 1980

We have a continuing, deep commitment to the control of nuclear weapons.

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Jun 11, 1980

I'm extremely eager to see the rifts that are in our party healed.

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Jun 11, 1980

We are deeply concerned about the integrity and the thrust of the nonaligned movement.

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Jun 11, 1980

There's a parallelism between our own party and its pride in individuality and the right of each person to speak forcefully for diverging views.

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Jun 11, 1980

This bill provides the enforcement powers that the Nation's Fair Housing Act needs, and I hope the Senate will quickly approve it.

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