Jimmy Carter actually said...

I think it would be counterproductive, because Billy prides himself on being independent from me.

Interview With the President Excerpts From a Question-and-Answer Session With John Chancellor of NBC News.

01/12/1979

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This bill represents a fine achievement for the Congress and for my own administration and for the whole Nation.

This directly affects the chemical industry, and the enlightened attitude of the executives of that industry was a very constructive element...

This is no time to strip a President of inflation-fighting powers.

I know that I speak for many millions of Americans when I say that I am saddened by his death, and distressed by the senseless manner of it.