Jimmy Carter: “It is inconceivable that the Congress would allow the Panama Canal to…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1979

It is inconceivable that the Congress would allow the Panama Canal to be closed even for a short time.

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Democratic · Georgia

Source

Panama Canal Treaties; White House Statement on Disapproval of Implementing Legislation by the House of Representatives.

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Jimmy Carter: “It is inconceivable that the Congress would allow the Panama Canal to be closed even for a short time.”