I have decided to propose to the Government of Panama the negotiation of an entirely new treaty on the existing Panama Canal.
Lyndon Johnson: “I have decided to propose to the Government of Panama the negotiation of an entirely new treaty on the existing Panama…”
On the recordDecember 17, 1964
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Remarks on the Decision To Build a Sea Level Canal and To Negotiate a New Treaty With Panama
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