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Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos at the September 7, 1977, Panama Canal Treaties signing ceremony. [Jimmy Carter Library]

April 21, 2022

Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos at the September 7, 1977, Panama Canal Treaties signing ceremony. [Jimmy Carter Library]

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