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 pen ...
To return the canal to Panama, President JimmyCarter worked to change minds and build a bipartisan coalition that put aside short-term political considerations. By Peter Baker Reporting from ...
Former President JimmyCarter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter weren't supposed to go on their first date. On a Sunday night in 1945, JimmyCarter, on a break from the U.S. Naval ...