The Canal Zone in Panama had been under U.S. control for nearly 75 years. But in 1977, President JimmyCarter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos. With a stroke of the ...
President-elect Trump said on Tuesday that negotiating away the PanamaCanal was a "very big mistake" by former President JimmyCarter – ahead of Carter's state funeral later this week.
The U.S. does not have any authority over the PanamaCanal. The waterway ... control until treaties signed in 1977 by President JimmyCarter set terms for its eventual transfer to Panama.