Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I invite all Americans to join me in saluting the talented performers who have given us so many hours of listening pleasure through country music."

"I commend the Country Music Association for its contribution to this annual observance."

"To me, this is not a negative development. It's a basis on which we can be excited and innovative."

"He's been on the job now, as you know, for several weeks, and he's begun to confront, in a successful way, problems that have been here for a long time."