Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This is a high priority for my Administration, and I have asked Jack Watson and Stu Eizenstat to facilitate and support your collective efforts in every way possible."

"The first step toward achieving that goal must be coordination among federal departments and agencies."

"I pledged an urban and regional policy based on mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual commitment between State and local governments on the one hand and the federal government on the other."

"May their life ahead be as long as it has been in the past, and blessed with permanent peace."