Jimmy Carter actually said...

"The current situation in the Middle East underscores the need for the United States to be well prepared to deal with periods of serious shortage."

"The Plan is designed to deal with a serious shortage which will necessarily inconvenience large numbers of gasoline users."

"We consider the relationship between our Nation and Italy to be extremely important to us and to world peace and to economic stability and to future progress."

"I guarantee that we will continue to work for success with the best possible avenue being the use of and the building upon the Camp David accords."