An Outsider in the White HouseJimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign policy decision making. He wound up with a "team of rivals" who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding relations with the USSR, the Peoples' Republic of China, arms control, and other crucial foreign policy issues. In two areasthe Camp David Accords and the return of the Canal to PanamaCarter's successes were attributable