Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter with "Shalom Ya'll" Card
9/19/1978
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Two days before this picture was taken, on September 17, 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt signed the Camp David Accords following 12 days of negotiation. U.S. President Jimmy Carter served as the mediator, having invited the leaders to Camp David, the secluded presidential retreat in Maryland.
These 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 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.
These 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 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: 181436
Full Citation: Photograph WHSP-C-07497-8; Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter with 'Shalom Ya'll' Card; 9/19/1978; Meeting with PM Begin; 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://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/shalom-yall, April 28, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.