Working together with our common faith we cannot fail. Remarks to the students and faculty at Moscow State University / Ronald Reagan -- Remarks to the residents of Leiden / George Bush -- v. 6. State of the Union Address 1979. We have the most skilled work force, with innovative genius, and I firmly believe that we have the national will to win this war. Columbia Energy Exchange - Jimmy Carter's Energy Policy Legacy on Stitcher Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face. Jimmy Carter, Address to the Nation on Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243395, The American Presidency ProjectJohn Woolley and Gerhard PetersContact, Copyright The American Presidency ProjectTerms of Service | Privacy | Accessibility, Saturday Weekly Addresses (Radio and Webcast) (1639), State of the Union Written Messages (140). As you know, there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools, the news media, and other institutions. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of man's previous history combined. You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. Carter became a one-term president after Reagan defeated him in a blowout victory in 1980, but Carter's political defeat intensified his lifelong quest to know whether he had done his best and . The story of the human race is one of adapting to changing circumstances. The seventh principle is that prices should generally reflect the true replacement cost of energy. We have the natural resources. This major legislation is a necessary first step on a long and difficult road. It's a problem that we will not be able to solve in the next few years, and it's likely to get progressively worse through the rest of this century. ", "You don't see the people enough any more. Surprising viewers, who were expecting a laundry list of proposals to deal with the energy crisis, Carter took a different tack. More of our oil is coming from foreign countries. We waste more energy than we import. They will say that sacrifice is fine as long as other people do it, but that their sacrifice is unreasonable or unfair or harmful to the country. This writer voted for Carter in 1976. Presidential Speeches | Jimmy Carter Presidency The intent of the event was to call attention to issues affecting read more, On July 15, 2006, the San Francisco-based podcasting company Odeo officially releases Twttrlater changed to Twitterits short messaging service (SMS) for groups, to the public. Jimmy Carter 1977: Set Thermostat to 55 Degrees in Winter - Breitbart But I'm confident that we can find the wisdom and the courage to make the right decisionseven when they are unpleasantso that we might, together, preserve the greatness of our Nation. The car, produced at Fords plant on Mack Street (now Mack Avenue) in Detroit, was delivered to read more, On July 15, 1789, only one day after the fall of the Bastille marked the beginning of a new revolutionary regime in France, the French aristocrat and hero of the American War for Independence, Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, becomes the read more. I can't be too concerned about other things when I have a 10-year-old daughter to raise and I don't have a job and I'm 56 years old." The people are looking for honest answers, not easy answers; clear leadership, not false claims and evasiveness and politics as usual. We will monitor the accuracy of data from the oil and natural gas companies for the first time, so that we will always know their true production, supplies, reserves, and profits. As a people we know our past and we are proud of it. Carter retreated to Camp David, where he met with Americans from various backgrounds and spoke . But sometime in the 1980's, it can't go up any more. This is one reason that I'm working with the Congress to create a new Department of Energy to replace more than 50 different agencies that now have some control over energy. Last week the Senate sent its version of the legislation to the conference committees, where Members of the House and Senate will now resolve differences between the bills that they've passed. Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems-wasteful use of resources. Ten years ago, when foreign oil was cheap, we imported just 2 1/2 million barrels of oil a day, about 20 percent of what we used. The energy crisis is real. Carter ended by asking for input from average citizens to help him devise an energy agenda for the 1980s. No one will gain an unfair advantage through this plan. Conservation is the only way that we can buy a barrel of oil for about $2. They were more convenient and cheaper than coal, and the supply seemed to be almost without limit. Intense competition for oil will build up among nations and also among the different regions within our own country. Our biggest problem, however, is that we simply use too much and waste too much energy. It's a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. You can help me to develop a national agenda for the 1980's. First of all, we must face the truth, and then we can change our course. Above all, they will be fair. The sixth principle, and the cornerstone of our policy, is to reduce demand through conservation. Energy and the National Goals - A Crisis of Confidence - Jimmy Carter : Discuss: Jimmy Carter - Address to the Nation on Energy (April 18, 1977) Discuss: Jimmy Carter - Address to the Nation on Energy (November 8, 1977) Discuss: Jimmy Carter - President Carter's Remarks on Joint Statement at Camp David Summit (September 17, 1978) Discuss On this day in 1979, with energy prices soaring and interest rates spiking, President Jimmy Carter told an anxious nation in a prime-time televised address that it faced "a crisis of. Carter prefaced his talk about energy policy with an explanation of why he believed the American economy remained in crisis. The Congress has recognized the urgency of this problem and has come to grips . You may be right, but suspicions about the oil companies cannot change the fact that we are running out of petroleum. The tenth and last principle is that we must start now to develop the new, unconventional sources of energy that we will rely on in the next century. Within 10 years, we would not be able to import enough oil from any country, at any acceptable price. More than 6 months ago, in April, I spoke to you about a need for a national policy to deal with our present and future energy problems, and the next day I sent my proposals to the Congress. During the past 3 years I've spoken to you on many occasions about national concerns, the energy crisis, reorganizing the Government, our Nation's economy, and issues of war and especially peace. This means that just to stay even we need the production of a new Texas every year, an Alaskan North Slope every 9 months, or a new Saudi Arabia every 3 years. Another very important question before Congress is how to let the market price for domestic oil go up to reflect the cost of replacing it while, at the same time, protecting the American consumers and our own economy. We will feel mounting pressure to plunder the environment. 25 photos show Jimmy Carter's inspiring life, from humble beginnings to It can rekindle our sense of unity, our confidence in the future, and give our Nation and all of us individually a new sense of purpose. These 10 days confirmed my belief in the decency and the strength and the wisdom of the American people, but it also bore out some of my longstanding concerns about our Nation's underlying problems. But just as we are losing our confidence in the future, we are also beginning to close the door on our past. From now on, every new addition to our demand for energy will be met from our own production and our own conservation. Only by saving energy can we maintain our standard of living and keep our people at work. In little more than two decades we've gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries, at prices that are going through the roof. We will monitor our progress toward these goals year by year. Jimmy Carter, "Address to the Nation on Energy," April 18, 1977 (excerpts). It's crucial that you understand how serious this challenge is. We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. Meanwhile, although we have large petroleum supplies of our own and most of them don't, we in the United States have increased our imports more than 40 percent. Good evening. The congressional conference committees are now considering changes in how electric power rates are set in order to discourage waste, to reward those who use less energy, and to encourage a change in the use of electricity to hours of the day when demand is low. Whether this plan truly makes a difference will not be decided now here in Washington but in every town and every factory, in every home and on every highway and every farm. Carter was unable to solve most of the problems plaguing the country during his administration, including an ailing economy and a continuing energy crisis. The fifth principle is that we must be fair. They made possible the age of automobile and airplane travel. We must not be selfish or timid if we hope to have a decent world for our children and our grandchildren. We must face an unpleasant fact about energy prices. For them to pass an effective and fair plan, they will need your support and your understandingyour support to resist pressures from a few for special favors at the expense of the rest of us and your understanding that there can be no effective plan without some sacrifice from all of us. If you will join me so that we can work together with patriotism and courage, we will again prove that our great Nation can lead the world into an age of peace, independence, and freedom. During the 1950's, people used twice as much oil as during the 1940's. It will lead to some higher costs and to some greater inconvenience for everyone. April 18, 1977: Address to the Nation on Energy | Miller Center That's why I've worked hard to put my campaign promises into law--and I have to admit, with just mixed success. We've always had a faith that the days of our children would be better than our own. I hope that each of you will take steps to conserve our precious energy and also join with your elected officials at all levels of government to meet this test of our Nation's judgment and will. President Carter Farewell Address | C-SPAN.org Each new inventory of world oil reserves has been more disturbing than the last. I've given you some of the principles of the plan. And it will get worse every day until we act. With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge that our country will face during our lifetime. Confidence in the future has supported everything else--public institutions and private enterprise, our own families, and the very Constitution of the United States. This difficult effort will be the "moral equivalent of war," except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not to destroy. This is not a message of happiness or reassurance, but it is the truth and it is a warning. We can manage the short-term shortages more effectively and we will, but there are no short-term solutions to our long-range problems. I'm sure that each of you will find something you don't like about the specifics of our proposal. The question is, who should benefit from those rising prices for oil already discovered? November 08, 1977. Our plan will call for strict conservation measures if we fall behind. When President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation on April 18, 1977, the U.S. was in a crisis. Conservation is the quickest, cheapest, most practical source of energy. He outlined a plan to tackle the crisis . There should be only one test for this programwhether it will help our country. President Jimmy Carter - Address to the Nation on Energy [Historical