It is our duty and our destiny to walk with those others like yourself who would guide the world in the ways of peace.
Jimmy Carter
The Public Record
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.
We cannot profess to love humanity and watch hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children die in human tragedy, which we ourselves can help, as a nation and as people, to prevent.
We are dedicated to the belief that the natural and proper desire of all human beings is peace.
Our Nation was not founded to deny human beings a life of the spirit, but to welcome the spiritual into our lives.
Success in reducing inflationary pressures will lead in due course both to lower rates of price increases and to lower interest rates.
Enactment of effective national energy legislation to reduce dependence on foreign oil is vital to long-term success in this effort.
The administration will continue to emphasize a policy of budgetary restraint.
I know the Congress will continue its support of the Mission, as part of United States efforts to meet our goal of permanent peace in the Middle East.
The Report discusses the need for additional U.S. uranium enrichment capacity.
The program is designed to revitalize neighborhood recreation opportunities in the Nation's most distressed cities.
That vote represents a major step forward in the joint effort of the Congress and my administration to achieve energy security for our Nation.





