but Carter used a personal approach to keep the talks going between Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin. The Camp David Accords would become Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement.

With the Camp David Accords of 1978, Carter was able to stand out from his predecessors by notching a success in an area where they had failed. The feat became particularly notable amid a ...

Egyptian President Sadat (left), U.S. President Carter (center), and Israeli Prime Minister Begin shake hands at the conclusion of the Camp David Peace Accords signing ceremony in the East Room of ...