Jimmy Carter actually said...

The severity of the present emergency will be significantly reduced if Americans respond to my request of January 21 to turn down their thermostats to 65° in the daytime and lower at night.

Context

Natural Gas Legislation Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.

01/25/1977

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