Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This program will provide significant economic and national security benefits through accelerated oil and gas displacement effort."

"No other sector of the economy can achieve as great a near-term savings of oil and gas, particularly through conversion of existing facilities to coal, and expanded energy conservation measures."

"The program I am proposing today consists of two parts."

"Unless a Federal program is developed to overcome these financial and institutional barriers, oil and gas consumption will not be substantially reduced and could actually increase in the near-term in ..."