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Jimmy Carter

When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.

Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter is saying that his presidential campaign did not focus on resolving the conflict between Israel and Egypt, and voters did not expect him to handle that issue. However, he believed that achieving peace in that region was part of his responsibility as President, so he chose to work toward it.

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