The Canal Zone in Panama had been under U.S. control for nearly 75 years. But in 1977, President JimmyCarter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos. With a stroke of the ...
President-elect Trump said on Tuesday that negotiating away the PanamaCanal was a "very big mistake" by former President JimmyCarter – ahead of Carter's state funeral later this week.
To return the canal to Panama, President JimmyCarter worked to change minds and build a bipartisan coalition that put aside short-term political considerations. By Peter Baker Reporting from ...