Photograph of the Camp David Accords signing ceremony, the White House. Signed along lower margin by Presidents Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

(CAMP DAVID ACCORDS)

17th September,

Washington, DC

1978

Photographer: Shabtai Tal for Stern.

The first Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17th, 1978, following twelve days of negotiations at Camp David, Maryland. The agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. The Accords led directly to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. Due to the agreement, President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin jointly received the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.