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Readers Talk Back: The man with a plan
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Power
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August 1, 2008
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I haven't always been a supporter of former President Jimmy Carter's politics, but I did vote for him, mainly because we shared the Navy experience and he was educated as an engineer. His later opposition to nuclear power surprised many of us in the power business at the time, and I found his suggestion to wear a sweater instead of pushing up the thermostat quaint. My view of his politics hasn't changed, but I remain a fan of the man, especially his work with Habitat for Humanity.
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Carter delivered his now-famous national energy policy speech on April 18, 1977. 'With the exception of preventing war,' he said, 'this [energy crisis] is the greatest ...