Jimmy Carter actually said...

"The United States of America recognizes the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China."

"I have talked personally this evening to Prime Minister Ohira [of Japan]."

"Normalization—and the expanded commercial and cultural relations that it will bring—will contribute to the well-being of our own Nation, to our own national interest, and it will also enhance the stab..."

"I believe this to be an extremely important moment in the history of our Nation."