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.
I believe that in any progressive industrial policy that fair labor laws are essential.
We share an unshakable commitment to a more humane and a more decent future.
More than half of all the mothers in this country have taken on jobs outside the home.
Each year on the eleventh of October, the American people pay tribute to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski.
I urge the Congress to support the Alternative Plan submitted with this message.
I do hereby designate Saturday, October 11, 1980, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day.
Never has the United Nations been more important to the United States and to the world than it is today.
I reaffirm my commitment to environmental protection and, in particular, to the protection of the ocean and the living marine resources in those areas deserving special status as protected marine sanctuaries.
I urge all Americans to use this day as an opportunity to better acquaint themselves with the activities and accomplishments of the United Nations.
More than 16 million employed mothers are contributing their valuable skills to the labor force.
American mothers are taking on important job responsibilities outside the home.
I also invite the people of the United States to honor the memory of General Pulaski by holding appropriate exercises and ceremonies in suitable places throughout our land.
A President must balance economic considerations against the fact that Federal employees face the same kinds of problems with inflation as other citizens.
I will treat the legislative veto provision as a 'report-and-wait' provision.
I have today signed into law S. 1140, a bill authorizing 1981 appropriations of $2,250,000 to the Department of Commerce to carry out title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.
Section 2... violates the presentation clauses of the Constitution, Art. I, Section 7, cls. 2 and 3.
The United Nations has become an indispensable frontline defense against the events and forces that threaten world stability.
Increasing productivity is the foremost economic challenge of the 1980's.
The Committee was established by the President in 1978 after an interagency policy review of Federal programs affecting veterans of the Vietnam war era.
I'm very delighted to have the Speaker here and distinguished Members of the House and Senate.





