Jimmy Carter

When I was a child in Georgia, there was another threat as well which was even more all-encompassing and which afflicted us as did a physical disease, and that was racial discrimination.

The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award that's given in our country.

This medal will be displayed with Martin's Nobel Peace Prize in the completed Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Social Change.

Our Founding Fathers spoke about the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but without freedom from oppression and from disease, the pursuit of happiness has little meaning.

I think the country is well served when the different levels of government can cooperate and legitimately share responsibilities under our system of federalism.

My own inclination, when a decision must be reached, would be to give those responsibilities to State and local officials.

I don't think there is any doubt that the Nation faces devastating consequences in the absence of a comprehensive and fair and understandable energy policy.

An act for the relief of Soo Jin Lee.

Submitted July 8, 1977

HAROLD L. MURPHY, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice James C. Hill, elevated.

An act for the relief of Hee Kyung Yoo.

I will nominate John D. Negroponte, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador.

I will nominate David B. Bolen, of Boulder, Colo., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the German Democratic Republic.

An act for the relief of Tulsedei Zalim.

State Veterans' Home Assistance Improvement Act of 1977.

Earlier in the day, in a ceremony at the Department of State, Academician Kirillin and Dr. Press had signed the renewal for another 5 years of the U.S.-Soviet Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Science and Technology of May 24, 1972.

JOHN H. SHENEFIELD, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Donald I. Baker, resigned.

National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977.

All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, and other forms of administrative action made, issued, or otherwise taken under, or continued in existence by, the Executive orders revoked in Section 7 of this Order, and not revoked…

The Secretary of Commerce may from time to time refer to the Board such particular export license matters, involving questions of national security or other major policy issues, as the Secretary shall select.

The power, authority and discretion conferred upon the President in Section 3(8) of the Act, which directs that every reasonable effort be made to secure the removal or reduction of assistance by foreign countries to international…

I will nominate Elizabeth E. Bailey to be a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board.

I herewith propose rescission of $850,000 appropriated for the National Transportation Safety Board.

The power, authority and discretion conferred upon the President in Sections 4(h) and 4(1) of the Act are retained by the President.

The Board may invite the heads of other United States Government departments or agencies to participate in the activities of the Board when matters of interest to such departments or agencies are under consideration.