Become a member and save up to 33% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. The Panama Canal: Power, Politics, and Ambition Evening Lecture/Seminar Monday, November 30, 2026 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1D0185 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Registration Options $20 Member $30 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text President Theodore Roosevelt at the Panama Canal, 1906 Building the Panama Canal early in the 20th century was either a bold, decisive diplomatic stroke that claimed America’s rightful place on the world stage or a crude display of arrogance and corruption, says historian Ralph Nurnberger. Either way, it was a project tailor-made for the take-charge mindset of Teddy Roosevelt who viewed its construction as the centerpiece of America’s growing global power. The canal remained controversial for much of the 20th century, culminating in one of the most contentious foreign-policy debates in American history over its transfer to Panama. Nurnberger, who served on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that oversaw the Panama Canal treaties, examines the full sweep of the canal saga. He addresses such questions as why the United States claimed the right to build a canal in another country and why Panama was chosen. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
