Jimmy Carter actually said...

We recognize the extent of our dependence on our fellow citizens who gather and report the news.

He had become a symbol for all the world of the power of the nonviolent struggle for human rights.

I urge all Americans to join me in this traditional salute to those who deliver newspapers in cities and towns across our country.

I am signing into law H.R. 7301, the Military Construction Authorization Act for 1981.