01/06/1980
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"It is a great day for the people of Panama and the people of the United States."
"Both sides were determined to build a new relationship of mutual respect, fairness, and equity."
"There will be no bloodshed, no bitterness, no instant when the path between the Earth's two great oceans will be closed."
"Signing of H.R. 11657."