So said Carter, and oilmen are furious
The ingratiating smile was gone.
The blue eyes were ice cold. The voice, normally subdued, even soporific, was suddenly brittle. Not since John Kennedy assailed steel-industry leaders 15 years ago* for abruptly raising prices had an American President so harshly attacked a band of business executives. Jimmy Carter accused U.S. oil companies of seeking "the biggest rip-off in history." of trying to "rob" American consumers, of "potential war profiteering" in the battle over energy. Declaring that "enormous amounts of money" are involved in his beleaguered energy program,...
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