President Jimmy Carter's Fireside Chat on the Panama Canal - February 1, 1978 Part 6

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PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DISCUSSES THE PANAMA CANAL TREATIES WHICH WILL BE ACTED ON BY THE SENATE WITHIN THIS MONTH SESSIONS. HE OUTLINES THE TERMS OF THE TREATIES AND ANSWERES MANY OF THE QUESTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN RAISED REGARDING WHY THE TREATY SHOULD BE RATIFIED. HE STATES THAT THE PASSAGE OF THE TREATIES ARE IN "THE HIGHEST NATIONAL INTEREST OF THE U.S. AND WILL STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION IN THE WORLD".

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Records of the U.S. Information Agency

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Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities