Jimmy Carter actually said...

"Our Nation's forests are one of our greatest resources, covering nearly one-third of our land."

"It is important that we pause to reflect upon the value of our forests to our national well-being."

"In addition to the Presidential Scholars provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4) above, the Commission may choose other Presidential Scholars not exceeding twenty in any one year."

"We believed then that we had reached an historic turning point in the bitter history of that long-suffering region."