Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel
Today in history, Presidents Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined hands in celebration of the signing of the “Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel.” North Grounds of the White House, March 26, 1979.
This is among the most requested photographs in the holdings of the Carter Library.
Richard Nixon and Anwar Sadat in Egypt
President and Mrs. Nixon with Mr. and Mrs. Anwar Sadat at the site of the Great Pyramids at Giza. 6/12/74.
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The Camp David Accords
Thirty-four years ago in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland, three world leaders came together seeking a way out of the years unrest in the Middle East.
At the invitation of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt came to the secluded presidential retreat, Camp David. Each leader took enormous risks to be there.
On September 17, 1978 the Camp David Accords were signed and the groundwork laid out for the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Read more
Photo: Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menahem Begin at the Camp David Accords Signing Ceremony. East Room, White House. 9/17/1978.
from the Carter Library
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Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel
On March 26, 1979, on the North Grounds of the White House, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined hands after the signing of the “Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel.”
This is among the most requested photographs in the holdings of the Carter Library.
More- The Camp David Accords
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Treaty of Peace Chess Break
Prime Minister Begin engages National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski on the chess board. This game took place in between meetings with United States President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for the Camp David Accords. September 5-17, 1978 at Camp David in Maryland.
-from the Carter Library
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68 Years Ago in Cairo
Today, Egyptian voters lined up for a history election in Cairo. Sixty-eight years ago, from November 22-26, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill convened in the city for the Cairo Conference. The leaders of the United States, the Republic of China, and Great Britain met to plan their position against Japan during World War II.
This photo of FDR, Chiang Kai Shek, and Churchill was taken during the conference in Cairo, Egypt, 11/25/1943.
-from the Roosevelt Library
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October 6, 1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated
Over his 11 years as Egypt’s third president, Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat charted a new course for the country. He expelled Soviet advisors from Egypt and began to reform the economy. On October 6, 1973, he launched a surprise attack against Israeli forces in the Sinai in order to reclaim this Egyptian peninsula captured during the 1967 Six Day War.
In spite of new western investment and U.S. aid, the economy continued to decline, resulting in work strikes and riots over food shortages. Sadat, convinced that war was too costly for his people, took an unprecedented step onto the world stage. He traveled to Jerusalem at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and addressed the Israeli Knesset (parliament) on November 20, 1977, calling for peace in the Middle East.
The following year, the Camp David meetings began between Prime Minister Begin, President Sadat, and President Jimmy Carter. Three scheduled days turned into thirteen intensely frustrating ones. However, on September 17, 1978 the Camp David Accords were signed and the groundwork laid out for the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Both Sadat and Begin were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for their negotiations.
Three years later, in 1981, President Sadat was killed by fundamentalists dissatisfied with the concessions that had been made in the peace process.
