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Carter taps agriculture aide Texan named to lead Demos
President Carter selected White a seasoned Texan and former Texas agriculture official to chair the Democratic Party and lead fundraising into the 1978 election year. White, deputy agriculture secretary, replaces Curtis who is quitting. The party faces debt relief and a January 27 DNC meeting in Atlanta to approve the pick and set fundraising goals.
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Carter
Texan
Washington
APD
White
Democratic Party
Agriculars
Rennetts Curtis
Co Oval
White House
Curtis
Curts
Maine
Agriculture Department
Stary-Teling Ferme
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Commines
Atlanta
Allen O'Donnell
Strauss
Tim Kraft
California
Chuck Mannatt
Kraft
Mannatt
Jerry Brown
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas
George McGovern
Bergland
Carol Tucker Foreman
Food and Consumer Services
Michael R. McCleod
Senate Agriculture Committee
Joel McCleary