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Jimmy Carter, Patricia Roberts Harris

March 28, 2023

Patricia Roberts Harris with her hand raised as she is sworn in with U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the background.

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March 2023

U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future