Moderated by Jon Meacham, former members of the Carter administration talked about the Middle East, defense policy, and intelligence. Topics included Carter administration peace efforts, former President Carter’s new book, Middle East challenges of today compared with 30 years ago, the Camp David negotiations, the Iran hostage crisis, religious conflicts, and terrorism.

After the discussion President Carter spoke briefly.

The program “Foreign Policy II: The Middle East; Defense and Intelligence” was part of the conference “The Carter Presidency: Lessons for the 21st Century,” held on the 30th anniversary of President Carter’s inauguration.