it wasn't just sadat. there were a lot of people in his delegation that were fearful that they would lose their lives as well because of their association with the negotiation. it was so taboo. a number of them didn't even go to the signing because they were afraid of having their names on it sphoo so then he was assassinated. it is often said that when they came and he was watching a parade, once the firing started, he stood up and took the bullets. is that true? >> it is true. you can see him almost standing at attention. and here's how i understand it -- when he was a little boy, his grandmother in this little village would read him -- tell him stories about there were the british had come into a nearby village, and they had shot some domestic foul. they were out shooting game, but they shot some chickens, and they -- and the villagers were very angry and started throwing stones at the soldiers, and the soldiers fired and several of these villagers were killed. then the british had a trial, and they han

as you say, sadat and begin unlikely people to be at the table. to broker peace. different personalities might have had different attributes going in that -- a reason to be more optimistic and may not have accomplished it. mr. yaw hue inetanyahu is said a difficult person, or are the issues so retractable. you're say, correctly, civil rights, came and went, soviet union came and went, this could come and go, but the personalities seem not -- >> this is why i'm trying to create this language for me to explain this. i think within the logic of war, you know, just recently, you know, netanyahu led the strike on georgia aand within the logic of war when you have missiles flying, then you retaliate. but missiles will always fly out of gaza until peace comes. and the other big area of conflict is the islamic civil war we're stepping into the middle of. >> correct. >> and instead of just trying to degrade and eliminate isis, what you really need to be working on is reconciling the two halves of islam. the sunnis and shi'ites. as long as they're in conflict and as long as

nobody believed that and what sadat -- anwar sadat good measure up to him. >> he liked sadat but thereas a bit of protection. there would be no impetus to get rid of nasser. >> and they did not get rid of him. he had a heart attack. nobody expected that within a year, he had rounded up a lot of nasser's corrupt cronies did we had no diplomatic relations. there were practically no americans. there were thousands of russians. it was essentially a soviet military base. he expelled them all. >> that was due to the extraordinary diplomatic work of henry kissinger. >> kissinger said he was completely surprised. >> they wanted to pull it the egyptians away from russia to the united states. >> but he did not do anything. there was this huge trial for america in the cold war. we were completely stunned and unwarned that this was going to happen. right after that, he did something that nobody ever imagined he would do. he was speaking to the egyptian parliament and, in the middle of the speech, he said, "i would go to the ends of the earth, i would go to israel to speak to them if it would save

it was not just sadat.st of people in delegation were fearful that they would lose their lives as well because of their association with the negotiation . it was so taboo. a number of them did not even go to the signing because they were afraid of having their names on it. >> then he was assassinated. it is also said that when he he stood up and took the bullets. is that a true story? >> it is true. you can see him standing almost at attention. here is how i understand it. when he was a little boy, his grandmother in this little village would read him -- tell him stories of this -- there were the british that come into the nearby village and they had shot some domestic foul. they were off shooting game but they shot some chickens. the villagers were angry and started throwing stones at the soldiers. the soldiers fired and several villagers were killed. then the british had a trial and they hanged several people, including a young boy. wanted to beays that young boy. he identified with being a martyr. you ca

i remember the day sadat was killed. it was september 1981. i was there because jude had just had her baby. i was filling in for jude's maternity leave. i remember, john, just always thinking of the visual and wanting to run around and get a picture, because we didn't rely on pools so extensively, it was a competitive thing to get a picture no one else had. he looked up and said, andrea, get a crew, quick. get a shot of them lowering the flag over the white house. i just grabbed a crew and we ran down four flights and ran across and got the shot of the flag being lowered in memory of sadat. you had the sense that you could cover the beat by running and getting a shot of people driving into west exec. i know that is not going to change, but a white house pass was your credential. once you were on the grounds, you could go to many more places. >> i have to tell one story from that era, which is the first time i went to the white house briefing room, it was the end of the carter administration. it was like couches people had thrown away from othe

former president sadat tapped mubarak to be his vice president. sadat was assassinated in a parade. mubarak was sitting by him, wounded but survived. the military man held power for 30 years with brutal crackdowns and moves. he never lifted the emergency law he imposed after the assassination. for two decades, his was the only name allowed to appear on ballots for elections. he sent egyptian troops to fight alongside the u.s. in the first gulf war. mubarak was a key ally for the u.s. during the israeli peace process understand in returned, egyptian received billions of dollars in u.s. military and economic aid. mubarak boosted the economy early on, but millions struggled in poverty, while tourism thrived. the and his sons were repeatedly accused of corruption and his rule became increasingly harsh. he survived a number of assassination attempts, including this one in ethiopia in 1995 when his motorcade was fired upon. during his last decade in office, he used security forces to crack down on political activists pushing for democracy. the muslim brotherhood aside, mubarak was ousted.

i remember the day sadat was killed. it was september 1981.

in the egyptian delegation was so great that at one.at four in the morning carter woke worry that sadat was going to be murdered by his own delegation at cap david. they called and woke them up he was running around in his pajamas reinforcing the security to protect him from his own people. of of course eventually it was his own people that killed them. that cap david agreement was probably his death. carter had his own problem, the crime rate was 20 percent, a revolution in iran and made him congressional elections. his political advisers unanimously opposed his decision to seek peace with so many pressing problems at home. finally, america plays a crucial role. egypt and israel simply could not make piece by themselves. so after the fifth day carter did something he did not want to do. he decided to create an american plan. there was already a prospective plan in the works, but he made america a full partner in the negotiations. he made it clear to both men that their relationship with the united states was on the line. >> you can watch this and other programs online. >> book tv asks

. >> it was a series of exile step one by one, starting with egypt, greeted by president sadat, then they moved on to morocco, from morocco we moved on to the baha bahamas, there two months and after that, mexico for another two months. >> it was there an american doctor was called in to see him because he was feeling very ill. and after two visits discovered the shah had cancer, lymphoma, and needed serious treatment. that changed everything. at that point, there was tremendous pressure to bring the shah into the country. >> there was a great deal of concern to allow the shah into the united states for treatment. >> from a compassionate point of view, it was the right thing to do. >> but from a pragmatic political point of view, there were lots of places he could have been treat. we were all apprehensive. >> the embassy in tehran could sense this could be the spark that would ignite hostility toward the american embassy. >> jimmy carter kept resisting. finally, he had a showdown meeting early october of 1979. all of his advisers were there, and one after the other they recommended t

the president made hosni mubarak his deputy, and he came to power after sadat was assassinated.egarding as an elder statesman, he was criticized for policies criticising the arab popularity. he encouraged good relations with the united states, resulting in billions in financial and military aid. for 20 years only his name was allowed to appear on presidential ballots. that changed in 2005. a ban on the country's biggest opposition, the muslim brotherhood stayed in pleas. it wasn't simply a shortage of political freedom that led to his downfall. simmering public anger over police brutality, corruption and deep economic problems boiled over into the revolution of 2011. after 18 days of protests and more than 800 killed at the hands of security, hosni mubarak was forced to step down on february 1st, 2011. the supreme council of armed forces stepped in, he'll be remembered as a polarizing figure, but hosni mubarak has been spared the black mark of a murder conviction >>> our senior analyst is here in the studio. charges against hosni mubarak and his aides dropped. yet those that pro

theuestion, one things he writes, he came from being the senior foreign news,pondent for nbc covering sadat and, you know, arafat and beirut and traveling the world in africa and the and all over the world and doing all these things. nbc,hen bill small came to he -- john had asked to become a billtic correspondent and small then called him an apartment andis said come to washington tomorrow and be our new white house corporate. so he was immersed in jimmy carter. one of the things he writes, as thearned my way around carter white house, some days were easy, some days weren't. wanted to,, if you you could ask the president, if privilege,abuse the and it wasn't a formal interview, if you had something you were working on -- i was working on an environmental piece and wanted to ask carter i just askeds, so jodi powell for time with the president. that just gives you an idea. his greatest feat as white house correspondent, i think he was the award atwin the correspondents dinner, night, he 10:00 one got a call from the desk that there was a tip. prankster,ably a that there was something going o

and shibley telhami is the anwar sadat professor of peace and development at the university of marylandhe's also a senior fellow at the brookings institution, and author of the book "the world through arab eyes." we welcome you. the worst violence in jerusalem in six years. why has the situation deteriorated. >> we were talking about this just before the gaza war and i suggested we're maybe upon a third interdepartment. we're there already. and jerusalem is the most potent liberalizer not just among palestinians. what we see is -- what we need to understand is when you lose hope, when there's nothing there, both israel and palestinian side, hearts harden. how they react to civilian casualties in conflict. thex&fmñ first reaction is not empathy with the other, the first direction is they brought it upon themselves when they don't think this is going to happen and confreally the functs of hope. >> woodruff: dennis ross how do you see it. why doubt the situation gotten to this point? >> well i do think there's not just a loss of hope there's a disbelief on each side that peace is even a po

. >> tell us about john and sadat and introducing himself. >> yes, he wanted to get in and get an interviewcan embassy. he said john palmer, american nbc, but it sounded like john palmer, american embassy. like, oh, he's from the state department, let him in. so that's how he got in. he didn't misrepresent himself but he wasn't being -- >> but he slurred. >> he was nice but he got the story. >> yeah, got it. the book is "newscatcher." nancy palmer, so nice to have you on. tom brokaw, as always, thank you. stay with us. we're back in a moment with much more "morning joe." so,as my personal financial psychic, i'm sure you know what this meeting is about. yes, a raise. i'm letting you go. i knew that. you see, this is my amerivest managed... balances. no. portfolio. and if doesn't perform well for two consecutive gold. quarters. quarters...yup. then amerivest gives me back their advisory... stocks. fees. fees. fees for those quarters. yeah. so, i'm confident i'm in good hands. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we hel