Jimmy Carter

The United States has always been a trading nation.

Small business has been the economic backbone of American life since the earliest colonial days.

We've been through many months of discussion and debate about the two treaties that the Senate has considered.

The United States is firmly committed to fair and open trade.

Please convey my personal sympathies to the Moro family and to the families of the brave men slain in the line of duty in this senseless terrorist attack.

I have had conversations with every Senator on the Hill.

These are determined primarily by trade relationships.

I am confident that the Senate will show the same courage and foresight when it considers the second treaty.

International trade encourages the exchange of ideas as well as knowledge and experience among nations.

I think the prospects are good, but extremely close.

We're a nation that, through strength, has achieved for this first 14 months—and we will retain as long as this administration lasts absolute peace for American men and women throughout the world.

One of the good things about running for President, there are so many different issues to be fuzzy on.

Only through continued support of cancer research and control can we reduce these figures.

Because prevention offers the best hope for ultimate control of cancer, cause and prevention research remains one of our highest priorities for we still have much to learn.

I will nominate Roy T. Sessums and James W. Yancey to be members of the Mississippi River Commission for terms of 9 years.

Freedom and democracy are essential for building a just and prosperous society.

I hereby determine that a regional energy emergency exists in the State of Alabama.

The welfare of our country requires a dependable supply of coal.

The future of our nation depends on our ability to come together and work towards common goals.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation was established in 1970 to administer an insurance fund for limited investor protection against financial failures of brokerage firms.

Criminal acts such as this advance no cause or political belief.

In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report a new Department of Agriculture deferral of Forest Service funds totalling $4.5 million in budget authority.

I feel very strongly that we should continue to use, in an increasing way, atomic power in our country as a major element of energy production.

It is accurate to say that some of our friends abroad will have to readjust their policy.

Thank you very much. It's a very good day for our country.