William L Furlong & Margaret E Scranton 
The Dynamics Of Foreign Policymaking [PDF ebook] 
The President, The Congress, And The Panama Canal Treaties

Negotiations and ratification of the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties were major events in the making and conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Beginning in 1973, the negotiations spanned three administrations, and the ratification process dominated the first year and a half of the Carter presidency. This book explains the making of the Canal Treaties, looking