Jimmy Carter

I think it's a good principle to evolve.

This plan is only a beginning, but I am confident that it represents a major step toward a more efficient government that will serve the needs of the people and the President well.

I herewith transmit my plan for the Reorganization of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977.

An act granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Sabine River Compact entered into by the States of Texas and Louisiana

I wouldn't dispute them, because statistics can be used to prove a point.

I think our mind is pretty well made up, except within the bounds of the congressional deliberations.

Summary of issues for discussion at the energy conference.

It is my purpose in instituting these changes to strengthen Cabinet participation in Presidential decisions.

This plan is the first of a series I intend to submit under the reorganization authority vested in me by the Reorganization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-17).

International Navigational Rules Act of 1977

I think it's important that this commitment be expressed publicly.

My goal is that at the end of the following fiscal year, in October, on October 1 of 1978, that we would have no more employees in the Federal Government than we had in October of 1976.

I estimate that this plan and the other steps I am taking will reduce staff levels in the EOP by about 250, from 1,712 full-time permanent positions to about 1,460 and will save the taxpayers at least $6 million.

I intend to nominate Allard Kenneth Lowenstein.

To facilitate the transfer of cases from the Indian Claims Commission to the United States Court of Claims.

I can't think of any different way to do it.

I have enjoyed being President so far and recognize that I still have a lot to learn.

These recommendations arise from a careful, systematic study of the EOP.

I will nominate Patricia A. Graham, of Cambridge, Mass., to be Director of the National Institute of Education.

Members of Congress may not, for purposes of State income tax laws, be treated as residents of any State other than the State from which they were elected.

Recommendations to the President concerning Indian land claims in the State of Maine.

Last night's power failure affecting 10 million people in New York City and parts of the metropolitan area is another dramatic reminder of the total dependence of this nation on reliable energy supplies.

We agreed on the importance of economic stability to the political cohesion of the developed countries.

We must assure all nations access to the nuclear energy they need.

I hope that you will be able to report your findings at a very early date.