While Jimmy Carter was President of the United States, his daughter, Amy, brought a homework assignment home one Friday night. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A “Rush” was placed on the request since the assignment was due Monday.

Thinking the question was a serious request from the President himself, a Labor Department official immediately cranked up the government computer and kept a full team of technicians and programmers working overtime all weekend…at a reported cost of several hundred thousand dollars. The massive computer printout was finally delivered by truck to the White House on Sunday afternoon and Amy showed up in class with the official answer the following day.

Its amazing what authority a person can have when we are acting under the authority of one higher than ourselves. Whose authority are you under?

By the way, Amy got a “C” on the paper.

Tags: humor, Pres. Carter