Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat, President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the White House, March 1979.

"This was by far the biggest media event at the White House that I had seen to date -- so many cameras, so little space. The enormous historical importance of this moment seemed huge, thrilling, and promising."
-- Diana Walker

"That's when we announced the peace treat between Israel and Egypt. By the way, not a word of it has been violated in the last 23 years. Sadat was the greatest foreign leader I ever met. Honest, generous, trusted me maybe too much with Egypt's responsibilities and concerns. He and I never had any differences, and if he ever told me something I could depend on it for the rest of my life. I can say that I had a great admiration for him. He and Begin despised each other. After the third day I realized I could not let them be in the same room together, it was a counterproductive effort, so for the last ten days we were at Camp David, Begin and Sadat never saw each other. I went back and forth between them. But this day wa a love fest. You know, Begin had his arms around Sadat's neck, they were exchanging kisses, and it was a euphoric moment." -- Jimmy Carter