Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I am confident that the United States will be most ably represented in these negotiations."

"Time is urgently needed now both by the administration and the Congress to focus immediate attention on the present major shortages of natural gas and its substitute fuels."

"President Carter does not by this withdrawal intend to imply any position on the ultimate merits or demerits of gasoline decontrol."

"I want to thank the Congress for their close cooperation so far."