With God's help and for the sake of our Nation, it is time for us to join hands in America. These are the three standards by which the final legislation must be judged. It gives us more freedom, more confidence, that much more control over our own lives. During the 1950's, people used twice as much oil as during the 1940's. But the sacrifices can be gradual, realistic, and they are necessary. Twice in the last several hundred years, there has been a transition in the way people use energy. On July 15, 1979, President Jimmy Carter addresses the nation via live television to discuss the nation's energy crisis and accompanying recession. It's worse because more waste has occurred and more time has passed by without our planning for the future. Then I became upstate New York chairman of Democrats for Reagan in 1984. American wisdom and courage right now can set a path to follow in the future. I propose the creation of an energy security corporation to lead this effort to replace 2 1/2 million barrels of imported oil per day by 1990. Two days from now, I will present to the Congress my energy proposals.. Its Members will be my partners, and they have already given me a great deal of valuable advice. I'm sure that each of you will find something you don't like about the specifics of our proposal. Our plan will call for strict conservation measures if we fall behind. Die Hard also became read more, John Christie, one of Englands most notorious killers, is executed. They want even higher prices than those we've proposed for "new" gas and oil, and they want the higher prices sooner. There is some part of this complex legislation to which every region and every interest group can object. They want immediate and permanent deregulation of gas prices, which would cost consumers $70 billion or more between now and 1985. The 1973 gas lines are gone, and with this springtime weather, our homes are warm again. This change became the basis of the Industrial Revolution. I'm announcing tonight that for 1979 and 1980, I will forbid the entry into this country of one drop of foreign oil more than these goals allow. World consumption of oil is still going up. One such lesson is don't count conventional energy out. With this new policy, the gross income of gas producers would average about $2 billion each year more than at the present price level. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. Second, as I've said before, it's designed to meet our important goals for energy conservation, to promote a shift to more plentiful and permanent energy supplies and encourage increased production of energy in the United States. Our nation's 39 th president, Jimmy Carter, is currently in hospice care. It costs about $13 to waste it. It has been an extraordinary 10 days, and I want to share with you what I've heard. The fifth principle is that we must be fair. Last year we spent $36 billion for imported oilnearly 10 times as much. We can decide to act while there is still time. On July 15, 1979, President Jimmy Carter addresses the nation via live television to discuss the nations energy crisis and accompanying recession. In fact, it is the most painless and immediate way of rebuilding our Nation's strength. We can't continue to use oil and gas for 75 percent of our consumption, as we do now, when they only make up 7 percent of our domestic reserves. We will not be ready to keep our transportation system running with smaller and more efficient cars and a better network of buses, trains, and public transportation. We always believed that we were part of a great movement of humanity itself called democracy, involved in the search for freedom, and that belief has always strengthened us in our purpose. James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American retired politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Each American uses the energy equivalent of 60 barrels of oil per person each year. We are strong. They are the ones who will suffer most if we don't act. We've also proposed, and the Congress is reviewing, incentives to encourage production of oil and gas here in our own country. During the next few weeks, the Congress will make a judgment on these vital questions. Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jimmy Carter The second change took. Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense--I tell you it is an act of patriotism. 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. Too few of our utility companies will have switched to coal, which is our most abundant energy source. It hurts every American family. Our imports have more than tripled in the last 10 years. A graduate of the U.S. Our Nation's economic and political independence is becoming increasingly vulnerable. The gap between our citizens and our Government has never been so wide. Our biggest problem, however, is that we simply use too much and waste too much energy. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of man's previous history combined. 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. Yesterday, after careful consideration, I announced the postponement of a major overseas trip until after Christmas because of the paramount importance of developing an effective energy plan this year. Ours is the most wasteful nation on Earth. And the truth is that you cannot talk about economic problems now or in the future without talking about energy. Tonight, at this crucial time, I want to emphasize why it is so important that we have an energy plan and what we will risk, as a nation, if we are timid or reluctant to face this challenge. We can spend until we empty our treasuries, and we may summon all the wonders of science. I have no doubt that this is the right decision, because the other nations of the worldallies and adversaries alikeawait our energy decisions with a great interest and concern. President Jimmy Carter's Address to the Nation on Energy The Congress is facing very difficult decisions, courageously, and we've formed a good partnership. We have the natural resources. We will feel mounting pressure to plunder the environment. The first principle is that we can have an effective and comprehensive energy policy only if the Government takes responsibility for it and if the people understand the seriousness of the challenge and are willing to make sacrifices. Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem that is unprecedented in our history. There are two paths to choose. Naval Academy, he served in the submarine corps just after World War II. The . I believe that this country can meet any challenge, but this is an exceptionally difficult one because the threat is not easy to see and the solution is neither simple nor politically popular. But when this Nation critically needs a refinery or a pipeline, we will build it. Columbia Energy Exchange - Jimmy Carter's Energy Policy Legacy on Stitcher Some will cause you to put up with inconveniences and to make sacrifices. You may be right, but suspicions about the oil companies cannot change the fact that we are running out of petroleum. They were more convenient and cheaper than coal, and the supply seemed to be almost without limit. I will continue to travel this country, to hear the people of America. Carter prefaced his talk about. It is the idea which founded our Nation and has guided our development as a people. When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, November 8, 1977: Address to the Nation on Energy, Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity, Miller Center: November 8, 1977: Address to the Nation on Energy, September 7, 1977: Statement on the Panama Canal Treaty Signing, January 19, 1978: State of the Union Address, September 17, 1978: President Carter's Remarks on Joint Statement at Camp David Summit, October 24, 1978: Anti-Inflation Program Speech, December 15, 1978: Speech on Establishing Diplomatic Relations with China, January 23, 1979: State of the Union Address, July 15, 1979: "Crisis of Confidence" Speech, January 23, 1980: State of the Union Address, April 25, 1980: Statement on the Iran Rescue Mission, August 14, 1980: Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention. Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems-wasteful use of resources. His remarks were broadcast live on radio and television. But sometime in the 1980's, it can't go up any more. It's also especially difficult to deal with long-range, future challenges. Since the great price rise in 1973, the Japanese have cut their oil imports, the Germans, the French, the British, the Italians have all cut their oil imports. Democrat Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us. They want greatly increased prices for "old" oil and gasenergy supplies which have already been discovered and which are being produced now. Extra to study for big quiz- history Flashcards | Quizlet February 2, 1977: Report to the American People on Energy During the 1960's, we used twice as much as during the 1950's. In April 1977, under the dark cloud of the energy crisis, President Jimmy Carter told the nation that the difficult effort needed to move beyond the shortages and high prices of that era "will be the moral equivalent of war.". We waste more energy than we import. And third, it protects our Federal budget from any unreasonable burden. These quotas will ensure a reduction in imports even below the ambitious levels we set at the recent Tokyo summit. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian to serve as president, was born in Plains on Oct. 1, 1924, to Earl Carter, a farmer and businessman, and Lillian Carter, a. 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. Several of our discussions were on energy, and I have a notebook full of comments and advice. It will lead to some higher costs and to some greater inconvenience for everyone. The eighth principle is that Government policies must be predictable and certain. Carter ended by asking for input from average citizens to help him devise an energy agenda for the 1980s.