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Woodrow Wilson: I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority of the Panama Canal Act, do…

On the recordJuly 11, 1920
I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority of the Panama Canal Act, do hereby declare and proclaim the official and formal opening of the Panama Canal for use and operation in conformity with the laws of the United States.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1570—Opening of the Panama Canal

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