Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This new Department is the first major result of our efforts to reorganize the Federal bureaucracy to serve the American people more efficiently."

"David H. Popper has been accorded the personal rank of Ambassador while serving as deputy to Ambassador at Large Ellsworth Bunker for Panama Canal Treaty Affairs."

"We should not permit our disappointment at the manner in which this worthwhile program has been administered in the past to diminish our desire to make it work."

"Building strong minority business enterprises is in the national interest because they contribute to our efforts to reduce unemployment and to stimulate community development."