Panama Canal: The Endless Debate of the Carter-Torrijos Treaties
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  • Background
  • Debate and Diplomacy
    • The Great Debate
    • Treaty and the Public
    • Treaty and the Senators
    • Carter the Chief Diplomat
    • Victory at Last
    • Senator List
  • Consequences, Successes and Failures
    • Short Term
    • Long Term
    • Unintended Consequences
  • Conclusion
  • Political Cartoons
  • Process Paper
  • Bibliography
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1964 - Started the idea of a new treaty in response to Panama's demand.

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"On December 18th Lyndon Johnson announced that the United States would pursue an entirely new treaty on the existing canal that should recognize the sovereignty of Panama". 
- Source: Panama and the United States by Edward Dolan

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What we need is a complete revision of all treaties which affect Panama-US relations because that which we have at the present time is nothing but a source of dissatisfaction which has just now exploded into violence which we are witnessing." - Roberto Chiari, Panamanian President.
- Source: Limits of Victory by George D. Moffett III


1967 - No support for Johnson's new treaty in Panama and U.S.


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"The Panamanian political opposition said they gave Panama too little."

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Treaty never went before Panama's national assembly."
Source: Panama and the United States by Edward Dolan


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"Congressional Republicans said that the pacts  gave away too much."

"Lyndon Johnson did not submit treaty to the Senate."
Source: Panama Odyssey by William Jorden


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