Theodore Roosevelt and Foreign Affairs Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty November 1903
The joint efforts of John Hay, U.S. secretary of state, and Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the former engineer for the French canal company and the recently appointed Panamanian envoy to the United States, yielded an agreement acceptable to Roosevelt. Terms included the following:
The United States was to receive rights to a canal zone which was to extend five miles on either side of the route
Panama was to receive a payment of $10 million
Panama was to receive annual rental payments of $250,000.
Building the Panama Canal In his new role, Bunau-Varilla negotiated the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903, which provided the United States with a 10-mile-wide strip of land for the canal, a one-time $10 million payment to Panama, and an annual annuHay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903, which provided the United States with a 10-mile-wide strip of land for the canal, a one-time $10 million payment to Panama, and an annual annuity of $250,000. The ... http://future.state.gov/future/when/timeline/1866_timeline/build_panam ...
Hayes, Woody Hayes responded, "Because they won't let me go for three!" Hayes's career at The Ohio State University ended in 1978. That year the Buckeyes were playing Clemson University in the Gator Bowl. As the game was drawing to a conclusion, Hayes punched ... http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1800
