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I guess my biggest failure was not getting re-elected. And I learned two things one is that you ought not to ever let American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them. I did the best I could, but I failed.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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