Jimmy Carter

It's not an easy thing to accept a change which has been so profoundly balanced in our favor and which can now be of equal benefit to both countries.

The treaties do more than that.

I will nominate Arthur J. Goldberg to be Ambassador at Large and U.S. Representative to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

He was of great assistance in the negotiations between ourselves and Panama in developing the terms of the treaty.

I believe that the American people are big enough and strong enough, courageous enough and understanding enough to be proud of what has been accomplished.

This opens a new chapter in our relations with all nations of this hemisphere.

I will nominate Carolyn R. Payton, of Washington, D.C., to be Associate Director of ACTION.

Mr. President, I can tell you without fear of being wrong that more than a million Panamanians wept this evening during the ceremonies.

I will nominate Frank J. Devine, of Washington, D.C., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to El Salvador.

I told him that I might learn how to conduct a better campaign if I could see how the elections were conducted in Paraguay.

We had a discussion about the question of human rights and the fact that it has been a problem.

I hope that the spirit of mutual respect and friendship which had guided the United States and Panama through the canal treaty negotiations will serve as an example to the other countries of the hemisphere.

The treaty will establish a new era of closer cooperation and friendship between the United States and Panama.

I intend to transmit that decision to the Congress in the very near future.

I intend to submit my decision to the Congress in the near future.

A decision on an Alaska natural gas transportation system is dependent upon a full and complete assessment of all options.

I do hereby designate the week of September 18 through 24, 1977, as National Lupus Week.

The reduced speed limit has been the biggest single factor in this 17-percent drop in highway fatalities.

Let it be clearly understood that by exceeding the speed limit, we are wasting fuel and, in too many instances, lives as well.

If we all drove within the speed limit, we could save more than 8 million gallons of gasoline a day.

We have saved gasoline by driving slower.

I place myself firmly on the side of those who seek peace and reject violence in Northern Ireland.

We support the establishment of a form of government in Northern Ireland which will command widespread acceptance throughout both parts of the community.

We know the overwhelming majority of the people there reject the bomb and the bullet.

It is still true that a peaceful settlement would contribute immeasurably to stability in Northern Ireland.