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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 1979

I also designate as Constitution Week the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23, 1979, and urge all Americans to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in their schools, churches and in other suitable…

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish Federal policies for, and coordinate, all civil defense and civil emergency planning, management, mitigation, and assistance functions of Executive agencies.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

This 10th anniversary, even, is a great moment for our Nation and for the world.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

The geostrategic risks are stark—as is the attendant precariousness of supply.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

The touchdown of Apollo II Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility was a stunning achievement, without precedent in human experience.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

Only through authoritative discussions between representatives of the North and South Korean Governments can a framework for peaceful coexistence between the North and South be established.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

Conservation, so widely dismissed a few years ago, has now become a simple reality.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

I will nominate Thomas J. Watson, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

As President, I am also determined to maintain America's leadership in space.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

I accept your resignation with friendship, respect and appreciation for the accomplishments of our nation during your service as Secretary of Transportation.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

The progress you have described in your letter of resignation has been the product of a team effort.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

We will win energy security for our Nation in the same way we won the race to the Moon.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 19, 1979

I want to express my thanks to those who have served and who will now be leaving.

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