01/08/1975
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"Let us get on with the job of solving this serious energy problem."
"I promised at the very beginning of my Administration to be President of all the people, and I am keeping that pledge."
"Under my plan, of course, the States will get a refund for any added energy costs, if the Congress acts."
"This proclamation that I am about to sign is the first step down the long and difficult road toward regaining our energy freedom."