From 1967 forward, Arab-Israeli negotiations began in earnest, first under the Nixon and Ford administrations, then during the Carter administration. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime ministers implemented the political trade-offs to enhance the honor, security and vitality of their respective countries. Sustained by the March 1979 treaty, the bilateral relationship remains in force. Though battered by governmental and regional changes, Cairo and Jerusalem continue to see the strategic benefits of their treaty relationship. While Washington played the role as mediator, financier and guarantor, why did negotiations then not blossom into other Arab-Israeli agreements? How did the negotiations impact the U.S.-Israeli relationship and Egypt’s long-term relationship with other Arab states? What lessons for today and perhaps tomorrow may be learned from the Egyptian-Israeli negotiations that took place in the 1970s? (Though recorded in 2019, the analyses, particularly after October 7, 2023, remain accurate.)