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[President Carter and Pope John Paul II]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.01.01.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 6 October 1979 Pagination: 1 photograph : col. Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.8 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of Pope John Paul II and President Carter waving.

John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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