Menachem Begin and Zbigniew Brzezinski Playing Chess During the Camp David Summit
9/9/1978
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This photograph shows Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski playing a game of chess at Camp David.
Carter invited Prime Minister Begin and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt to the secluded presidential retreat in Maryland to negotiate a peace settlement. Carter served as mediator.
After 12 days of negotiation, Begin and Sadat signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978, establishing a framework for peace in the Middle East and a framework for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Within the outline of these agreements, the two signatory countries would work out other issues leading to a peace treaty and later would involve other neighboring countries. The following day, President Carter addressed a joint session of Congress to explain the agreements and to reiterate active U.S. support for a continuing peace process.
Carter invited Prime Minister Begin and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt to the secluded presidential retreat in Maryland to negotiate a peace settlement. Carter served as mediator.
After 12 days of negotiation, Begin and Sadat signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978, establishing a framework for peace in the Middle East and a framework for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Within the outline of these agreements, the two signatory countries would work out other issues leading to a peace treaty and later would involve other neighboring countries. The following day, President Carter addressed a joint session of Congress to explain the agreements and to reiterate active U.S. support for a continuing peace process.
This primary source comes from the Collection JC-WHSP: White House Staff Photographers Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 181171
Full Citation: Photograph WHSP-C-07323-7A; Menachem Begin and Zbigniew Brzezinski Play Chess During the Camp David Summit; 9/9/1978; Camp David Summit; Jimmy Carter's Presidential Photographs , 1/20/1977 - 1/20/1981; Collection JC-WHSP: White House Staff Photographers Collection; Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, GA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/begin-brzezinski-playing-chess, April 23, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
