Bert Lance Accused of Corruption
On September 16, 1977, President Jimmy Carter's budget director, Thomas Bertram Lance, testifies before a Senate committee investigating allegations of his questionable financial dealings while chairman of the National Bank of Georgia and the Calhoun National Bank.
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On September 16, 1977, President Jimmy Carter's budget director, Thomas Bertram Lance, testifies before a Senate committee investigating allegations of his questionable financial dealings while chairman of the National Bank of Georgia and the Calhoun National Bank.
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Ford Pledges to Whip Inflation Now
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