Jimmy Carter actually said...

"That era is behind us."

"We can now establish normal patterns of commerce, and scholarly and cultural exchange."

"I therefore declare and direct that: (A) Departments and agencies currently having authority to conduct or carry out programs, transactions, or other relations with or relating to Taiwan are directed ..."

"The United States has announced that on January 1, 1979, it is recognizing the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and is terminating diplomatic relation..."