Apr. 16, 1964 | LBJ Press Conference - Opening Statement

Apr. 16, 1964 - President Johnson announced today that the White House has concluded an agreement with Colombia to survey the feasibility of constructing a sea-level canal through that country from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. The President told a press conference he hoped similar canal studies can be arranged in other Latin American countries. The U.S. considers a second Atlantic-Pacific waterway a possible solution to the recurring disputes with Panama over the Panama Canal.

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