Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I deeply appreciate your contributions to the conduct of our foreign policy."

"I am writing to congratulate you on the productive session that the 96th Congress has had to date."

"We have strengthened our Nation's commitment to a strong national defense and improved our relations with our Allies and the Third World."

"But the President believes that today's economic data, and those of the last several months, indicate that his economic policies are working and provide the basis for a healthy and noninflationary rec..."