Jimmy Carter
Washington, D.C., September 29, 1978
President Carter Superb Middle East Peace letter
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JIMMY CARTER, Typed Letter Signed, to Jacob Kisner, September 29, 1978, Washington, D.C. 1 p., 6.75" x 9". On "The White House" stationery. Pristine.

President Jimmy Carter thanks a correspondent for his letter on the Camp David agreements, just days after announcing the accords in Washington.

Complete Transcript

September 29, 1978

To Jacob Kisner
Thank you for your kind message concerning the Camp David agreements.
I deeply appreciate the support of people of goodwill from across our Nation and around the world. Such support has helped us to achieve a framework for a lasting peace in the Middle East. It will continue to help us during the negotiations that lie ahead.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Jacob Kisner
750 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10021

Historical Background
In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David, the President's country retreat in Maryland. On September 17, the Egyptian and Israeli leaders signed a pair of framework agreements at the White House, where President Carter witnessed them.

The first—A Framework for Peace in the Middle East—dealt with the Palestinian territories but was written without the participation of the Palestinians, and the United Nations condemned it.

The second—A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel—led directly to the 1979 peace treaty between the two nations. For their efforts, Sadat and Begin shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.

Jacob (Jack) Kisner (1926-2003) was born in Massachusetts as the son of Russian Jewish immigrants and began a career in journalism. He worked as a writer and editor for several periodicals. As a poet and playwright, he worked on the Sid Caesar show in the 1950s and published several volumes of poetry in the 1960s. He received a Special Commendation from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for a poem commemorating the death of Martin Luther King Jr. He developed an early fascination with postage stamps as a child after receiving mail from his Ukrainian grandmother. As an adult, he became a professional philatelist. In 1947, he married Gladys Selma Feinstein (1927-2017), and they had one child.

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