Jimmy Carter actually said...

We have seen in recent weeks that, under our present system, we have no single source of information about where natural gas shortages were ...

I hereby transmit to the Congress proposed legislation which will create a new Cabinet Department of Energy.

I have spent a good bit of time the last 2 weeks looking over the civil service leadership problems.

I believe it important to take this action in order that there be no disruption of the important United States-Canadian fisheries off Canada...