Jimmy Carter actually said...

It's a great pleasure for me to come in now and to take at least partial credit for the fine work that all of you around me have done for so long.

Remarks on Into Law the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

08/02/1977

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

The bill I am signing today strengthens the Secretary of Agriculture's role in this endeavor.

I know how important rural America is to our country.

This is indeed a rural program of comprehensive development, initiated and controlled and forged at the grassroots level.

This legislation is the culmination of a joint effort by the Congress and the administration.