The National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults

John Wayne on the Panama Canal

10/12/1977

Actor John Wayne wrote to President Jimmy Carter in October 1977 to express his support for the passage of the Panama Canal Treaty. The treaty returned control of the canal to the government of Panama.

National Archives, Jimmy Carter Library

Tags

• Presidents
• Letters
• Famous People
• Jimmy Carter
• Panama Canal

Additional Resources

• The Panama Canal: The African American Experience
• Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
• ARC Gallery: Jimmy Carter