Jimmy Carter actually said...

I thank you again for your hard work and your effective efforts to face facts and to help build a secure future for our country.

This Soviet invasion of Afghanistan poses a threat to the independence of countries throughout Southwest Asia and to the economic lifeblood ...

Our firmness is not a prelude to combat, nor is it a return to the cold war.

We remain the world's most powerful force, and the American people and the Congress are now united with me in keeping the United States seco...