Carter Brokers Peace: Camp David Reshapes Diplomacy
Jimmy Carter grew peanuts in Plains, Georgia, and ended up brokering the Camp David Accords — the agreement that brought Egypt and Israel to the negotiating table and produced a peace that has held for nearly fifty years. He served one term as president. His post-presidency lasted forty-three years: Habitat for Humanity houses, election monitoring in disputed countries, eradicating Guinea worm disease from the earth. He was 100 years old when he died in 2024. His approval rating when he left office in 1981 was 34%.
October 1, 1924
102 years ago
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