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Jimmy Carter: This is not a plan to achieve mandatory conservation, but is simply a standby measure to permit an orderly distribution…

On the recordMay 8, 1979
This is not a plan to achieve mandatory conservation, but is simply a standby measure to permit an orderly distribution of gasoline in the event of a significant shortage.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Standby Gasoline Rationing Plan Statement on Senate Approval of the Plan

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