Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This will never again be done in the next 4 years."

"I hope this will be a springboard to bring you back later on as a Member of Congress; as an Ambassador to a foreign country; as a U.S. Senator; perhaps as Governor; perhaps as President; perhaps as Se..."

"One of the major goals of my Administration will be to reorganize and streamline the Executive Branch to insure the effective management of government programs."

"I hereby transmit to the Congress proposed legislation which will restore the President's power to submit reorganization plans to the Congress."