Jimmy Carter

I have implicit trust in Judge Griffin Bell.

I want to be sure that everything I do...is conducive to a restoration of trust and harmony.

It was a symbolic separation of both disaffected people and disadvantaged people from the core of justice.

This is a great day in my own life and, I believe, a great day in the life of our Nation.

The Attorney General should personify what the President of the United States is-attitudes, philosophies, commitments.

I'm very grateful that our Chief Justice, Warren Burger, has come to administer the oath to our Attorney General.

One of the most crucial appointments that a President can make is that of Attorney General.

I am confident that the United States will be most ably represented in these negotiations.

But we have been slow to appreciate their increasing importance.

The oceans comprise over two-thirds of the Earth's surface.

My nomination of Elliot Richardson, with his extensive experience and abilities, testifies to the importance I personally attach to achieving success in these negotiations.

The Secretary of State and I consider the Law of the Sea negotiations to be a very high priority.

I think that his appointment as Secretary of HEW will be a very good place for him to demonstrate his sensitivity about this need.

Time is urgently needed now both by the administration and the Congress to focus immediate attention on the present major shortages of natural gas and its substitute fuels.

President Carter does not by this withdrawal intend to imply any position on the ultimate merits or demerits of gasoline decontrol.

Although I feel close to all of them, I think the next one is the one with whom I have the deepest sense of mutual sympathy.

I believe in a Cabinet administration of our Government.

There will never be an instance, while I am President, when the members of the White House staff dominate or act in a superior position to the members of our Cabinet.

I made a commitment to the American people that I intend to honor.

It is really a great pleasure for me to be here this afternoon on the first official and completely open ceremony to the press.

I want to thank the Congress for their close cooperation so far.

This system was devised and ordered by the President himself.

I am calling on all Americans, whether their homes are heated by natural gas, heating oil, or some other fuel, to turn their thermostats down to 65 degrees in the daytime and lower at night.

I have great confidence in our ability to respond effectively to deal with this crisis and reduce consumption to manageable levels over the remainder of the winter.

The Attorney General shall cause to be dismissed with prejudice to the government all pending indictments for violations of the Military Selective Service Act.