President Carter talks with sculptor Robert Berks in front of Albert Einstein statue
President Carter (R) talks with sculptor Robert Berks in front of Berks' statue of Albert Einstein on April 23, 1979 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, where Carter accused Congress of preparing to "hoodwink the American people" by passing a windfall profits tax with multi-billion kickbacks to oil companies. (UPI Photo/Tim Murphy/Files)
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