May 6, 1979
The resulting National Energy Act, passed last autumn, acted on a number of my proposals.
Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Earl Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the office of Governor of Georgia from January 12, 1971, to July 1, 1975. During his presidency, Carter focused on human rights, energy conservation, and the Camp David Accords, which led to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. His administration also faced significant challenges, including the Iran Hostage Crisis and economic difficulties marked by inflation and unemployment.
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May 6, 1979
The Council on Wage and Price Stability will continue to play an important role in supplementing fiscal and monetary policies by calling public attention to wage and price developments and Government actions that could be of concern to…
May 6, 1979
Prompt Congressional approval of the Standby Gasoline Rationing Plan is essential.
May 6, 1979
Oil should be priced at its true replacement value if we are to stop subsidizing imports.
May 4, 1979
This plaza will also give the Hispanic community—a gathering place, a place for exhibits by artists and craftsmen, a place for celebrations, and a place for festivals.
May 4, 1979
Freedom is never permanently ours, despite the noble sacrifices of past generations.
May 4, 1979
I pray that we will never again have to defend our freedoms in battle with the shedding of blood.
May 4, 1979
I'm committed to making sure that all the people—within our borders, no matter how they may have gotten here, are treated always with dignity and with justice.
May 4, 1979
It is time for responsible national leaders in the Congress and elsewhere to forget about extending controls or taking away my power to begin phased decontrol.
May 4, 1979
There are simply no easy answers—no answers that do not involve higher costs for energy and using less energy.
May 3, 1979
We must never allow ourselves to become the victim of our own technology.
May 3, 1979
My goal, as you well know, is to eliminate nuclear weapons completely from the face of the Earth.
May 3, 1979
I have always thought that nuclear power should be used as a last resort in the evolution of energy.
May 3, 1979
George Moscone spent most of his adult life serving the people of this city and this county in a financially sacrificial way.
May 3, 1979
I think the inflation rate is going to turn and go down in the foreseeable future.
May 3, 1979
Net farm income in the short 2 years-net farm income has gone up 40 percent, and exports every year hit a new record.
May 3, 1979
Those individuals who violate the law will be dealt with as the law prescribes.
May 3, 1979
We do not need to build a plant based on a wholly new technology about which far less is known than the nuclear reactors that we currently use.
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