Claim: Jimmy Carter was a president.

The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978 , following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David . The two framework agreements were signed at the White House , and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter . The second of these frameworks -LRB- A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel -RRB- led directly to the 1979 Egypt -- Israel Peace Treaty . Due to the agreement , Sadat and Begin received the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize . The first framework -LRB- A Framework for Peace in the Middle East -RRB- , which dealt with the Palestinian territories , was written without participation of the Palestinians and was condemned by the United Nations .