In September 1978, William Quandt, a member of the White House
National Security Council staff, spent thirteen momentous days at
Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, where three world
leaders were holding secret negotiations. When U.S. President Jimmy
Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister
Menachem Begin emerged on September 17, they announced a monumental
accomplishment: the first peace agreement between Israel and one of
its Arab neighbors. Praised by some for laying the foundations for
peace between Egypt and Israel, the Camp David Accords have also
been criticized for failing to achieve a comprehensive settlement,
including a resolution of the Palestinian question. But supporters
and critics alike recognize the importance of what happened at Camp
David, and both groups acknowledge the vital role played by the
United States in reaching an agreement. There are few eyewitness
accounts of the Camp David negotiations. Of the three leaders
present, only Jimmy Carter wrote specifically of the talk in
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (1982). Neither Sadat nor
Begin ever wrote about Camp David. Quandt's book is not only an
eyewitness account but a scholar's reconstruction of the event,
with insights into the people, politics, and policies. His Camp
David has provided a comprehensive and lasting guide to the
difficult negotiations surrounding the talks, including the fraught
scenario leading up to the meetings at the presidential retreat and
the talks and accord that would lead to Sadat and Begin jointly
receiving the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
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