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John Rice Carter: “I would not support the sending of an American team to the Olympics.”

On the recordDecember 24, 2022
I would not support the sending of an American team to the Olympics.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Jimmy Carter states his opposition to sending a team to the Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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