[thackney]

He took away President Carter's price and regional allocation controls on gasoline,

Those price controls and allocations were put in place by Nixon and William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office. They were kept in place under Ford and Carter.

[sportutegrl]

Those price controls and allocations were put in place by Nixon and William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office. They were kept in place under Ford and Carter.

Yes, and like Nixon's 55 mph speed limit, Carter will get the blame, because it seems like something Carter would have done.