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We not only brought peace to many countries and people around the world, but we never dropped a bomb, we never launched a missile, and we never fired a bullet while I was in office. Yet we protected the interests of the American people in a peaceful, but strong way.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 99
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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