In celebration of President’s Day, the Pickens Plan Fact of the Day entries this week will feature quotes from recent presidents about our nation’s energy plan.
“Let this be our national goal: At the end of this decade, in the year 1980, the United States will not be dependent on any other country for the energy we need to provide our jobs, to heat our homes, and to keep our transportation moving.”
Richard Nixon, “State of the Union Address,” January 30, 1974
“A massive program must be initiated to increase energy supply, to cut demand, and provide new standby emergency programs to achieve the independence we want by 1985.”
Gerald R. Ford, “State of the Union Address,” January 15, 1975