Jimmy Carter, Proclamation 4676 (1979)
“ Christopher Columbus was determined to test an audacious theory: to reach the East, sail west. On the morning of October 12, 1492, with ninety men in three small ships, he sailed into immortality.The voyage of this intrepid explorer marked the convergence of American and world history. His discovery opened a new age-an age that gave the world a new center.We are the inheritors of Columbus' legacy. As a nation which has always striven for the same qualities as the Great Navigator, we must continue the search for new horizons. ”
