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John Rice Carter: “Neither I know the American people would support the sending of an American team to Moscow with Soviet invasion troops…”

On the recordApril 20, 2024
Neither I know the American people would support the sending of an American team to Moscow with Soviet invasion troops in Afghanistan.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

President Carter announced his decision regarding the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympics in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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