Jimmy Carter

The talks this evening focused almost entirely upon the unresolved issues and the negotiation of a treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel.

I will nominate M. Athalie Range, of Miami, Fla., to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for a term expiring July 18, 1981.

I will nominate Lawrence Connell, Jr., of Washington, D.C., to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board.

I will nominate Eldon D. Taylor, of Annandale, Va., to be Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

I will nominate Frank S. Sato, of Annandale, Va., to be Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.

For the first time in a generation, peace in the Middle East has come within reach.

Negotiation is a long and tedious process—I know from personal experience.

I know that in this endeavor, I take with me the prayers and the good wishes of the American people.

The Senior Executive Service (SES) will go into effect on July 13, 1979.

I leave tonight on a new mission in the service of the oldest of human dreams—the dream of peace.

Peace remains the goal of President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin and of the great peoples of Egypt and of Israel.

He sought and found order, understanding and beauty in the universe.

The patience of the American people is wearing thin, and rightly so.

Einstein abhorred oppression.

Inflation is America's most serious domestic problem.

The American people want me, and they want the other elected representatives, to take action.

One of the most important components of inflation is the soaring cost of hospital care.

I urge the Congress to authorize this standby economic insurance program for State and local governments as a hedge against economic adversity.

It is unmistakably the intent of Congress that Inspector General positions will be filled on a merit basis.

The American people are demanding prompt action against inflation from their elected representatives-action that is strong, prompt, and effective.

It's time for the public interest to prevail.

To the people of the United States Pan American Day commemorates the importance of mutual respect and cooperation which characterize the Inter-American system.

I do hereby proclaim Saturday, April 14, 1979 as Pan American Day and the week beginning April 15, 1979 as Pan American Week.

It is equally clear that the Congress intended to permit career members of the Senior Executive Service to accept Presidential appointments while retaining full SES career status and SES benefits.

Hospital cost containment is unique in two ways: It's uniquely severe in that it has been going up about twice the rate of other inflation in this country, and it is uniquely controllable if I and the Congress will act expeditiously and…