President Carter speaks to Americans about the "crisis of confidence" in American government, values, and way of life, as the public expresses doubt in a better future for their own children. Carter challenges citizens to unite and address the problems in America by first addressing the energy shortage.

One of the few things Carter did right and we dropped the ball because oil was cheap. Time to deal with this folks; we're Americans. We're smart and resouceful enough to find a way not to funnel $700 Billion yearly to people who hate us to buy their oil.- Riley