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Jimmy Carter: The most important reason—the only reason—to ratify the treaties is that they are in the highest national interest of…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1978
The most important reason—the only reason—to ratify the treaties is that they are in the highest national interest of the United States.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Address to the Nation on the Panama Canal Treaties

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