Richard Nixon actually said...

If we should choose to believe that our efforts in fighting the energy crisis are unnecessary, if we permit ourselves to slacken our efforts...

Where energy is concerned, we, the American people, shall be the sole masters of our fate.

Far more importantly, we must act now, as one people, to do the job that must be done.

Nothing in this order shall be construed as modifying or terminating any other authority heretofore delegated by the President to the Admini...