Handing control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. over to the Central American country was one of President Jimmy Carter's most controversial, and most overshadowed, foreign policy achievements.

But in 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos. With a stroke of the pen by each leader, they agreed to gradually hand back control of the narrow, ...

The Canal Zone in Panama had been under U.S. control for nearly 75 years. But in 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos. With a stroke of the pen by each ...

Handing control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. over to the Central American country was one of President Jimmy Carter's most controversial, and most overshadowed, foreign policy achievements.