Jimmy Carter actually said...

I believe that we'll always look back upon this event as the first step toward even greater progress and greater friendship.

I believe that the American people are big enough and strong enough, courageous enough and understanding enough to be proud of what has been...

This opens a new chapter in our relations with all nations of this hemisphere.

Mr. President, I can tell you without fear of being wrong that more than a million Panamanians wept this evening during the ceremonies.