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President Jimmy Carter speaks to Emory freshmen

September 19, 2014

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, University Distinguished Professor at Emory, answers questions posed by Emory University and Oxford College first-year students at his 33rd annual Carter Town Hall. He discussed ISIS, Ebola, what he hopes is America's future, what he likes about Emory and the inaccuracies in the movie "Argo."

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