President Carter Departing for Camp David Summit
9/3/1978
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This photograph shows President Jimmy Carter on Marine One flying to Camp David. Carter invited Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the secluded presidential retreat in Maryland to negotiate a peace settlement. He served as mediator.
After 12 days of negotiation, Begin and Sadat signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978. The two documents established 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 next evening, President Carter addressed a joint session of Congress to explain the agreements and to reiterate active U.S. support for a continuing peace process.
After 12 days of negotiation, Begin and Sadat signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978. The two documents established 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 next evening, 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: 181033
Full Citation: Photograph WHSP-C-07233; President Carter Departs for Camp David Summit on Marine One; 9/3/1978; President Carter Departs for 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/carter-departs-for-camp-david, April 23, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
