The Pope is greeted by President Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalynn, daughter Amy, and Vice President Walter Mondale at the White House, October 6, 1979. President Carter called the Pope’s visit a “milestone in the long intertwined history of our country and its faith in God.”

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