A presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of northern Maryland north-northwest of Washington, D.C. It was established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as Shangri-La. Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed it Camp David in honor of his grandson.
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Camp David
American Heritage Dictionary:
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A presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of northern Maryland north-northwest of Washington, D.C. It was established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as Shangri-La. Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed it Camp David in honor of his grandson.
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Oxford Guide to the US Government:
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Camp David is a Presidential weekend retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains. Originally a military base, it was turned over to the White House during the Great Depression and was named Shangri-La by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Dwight Eisenhower renamed it Camp David for his grandson David. It consists of 180 forested acres, protected by a ring of three fences and marine guard patrols. It is maintained by 150 naval personnel and, when the President is in residence, by 250 other support staff. It contains a number of residence cabins for the President and his guests, who often include foreign heads of state. Camp David also has a heated pool, skeet range, tennis courts, and horseshoe pit. It has a conference center where administration officials can meet with the President when he is on a “working vacation.” Expenses for Camp David are part of the Navy Department budget.
See also Camp David peace talks
Gale Encyclopedia of US History:
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Situated on 142 acres in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains, about seventy miles northwest of Washington, D.C., Camp David has served as a weekend and summer retreat for United States presidents since 1942. Franklin D. Roosevelt chose the site he called Shangri-La for its eighteen-hundred-foot elevation, which made it considerably cooler than summers in the White House. He oversaw the remodeling of the camp, estimated to cost about $18,650, with sketches for the design of the presidential lodge and directions for changes to the landscaping. President Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed the site in 1953 after his father and his grandson, David.
Several important meetings with heads of state occurred at Camp David. During World War II, Roosevelt met there with British prime minister Winston Churchill, and in 1959 Eisenhower hosted Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at Camp David. However, the site is most often associated with the 1978 talks between Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin. President Jimmy Carter brought both men to the retreat to forge a framework for Middle East peace, which resulted in the signing of the Camp David Peace Accords on 17 September 1978. Camp David continues to be utilized by American presidents for both leisure and official government business.
Bibliography
Lesch, Ann Mosely, and Mark Tessler, eds. Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinians: From Camp David to Intifada. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989.
Nelson, W. Dale. The President Is at Camp David. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1995.
———. "Company in Waiting: The Presidents and Their Guests at Camp David." Prologue 28 (1996): 222–231.
—Dominique Padurano
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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Camp David, U.S. presidential retreat, located in Catoctin Mountain Park (see National Parks and Monuments, table), in NW Md. The Camp David accords, the terms of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, were established (1978) at this site; other negotiations and summits also have been held there.
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Coordinates: 39°38′54″N 77°27′54″W / 39.64833°N 77.465°W
| Camp David (Naval Support Facility Thurmont) |
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| Catoctin Mountain Park Frederick County, Maryland  United States |
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 Main Lodge at Camp David during the Nixon administration, February 9, 1971 |
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| Type | Military base |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
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U.S. Government |
| Open to the public |
No |
| Controlled by | U.S. Navy |
| Occupants | President of the United States, First Lady of the United States |
| Events | Camp David Accords 2000 Camp David Summit |
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Location of Camp David
Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States and his guests. It is located in low wooded hills about 100 kilometers (62 mi) north-northwest of Washington, D.C., on the property of Catoctin Mountain Park in unincorporated Frederick County, Maryland, near Thurmont,[1][2][3] at an elevation of approximately 560 meters (1,840 ft). It is officially known as Naval Support Facility Thurmont and is technically a military installation; staffing is primarily provided by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
First known as Hi-Catoctin, Camp David was originally built as a camp for federal government agents and their families, by the WPA, starting in 1935, opening in 1938.[4] In 1942 it was converted to a presidential retreat by Franklin D. Roosevelt and renamed "Shangri-La" (for the fictional Himalayan paradise). Camp David received its present name from Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father and grandson, both named David.[5] Camp David is not open to the general public. Catoctin Mountain Park does not indicate the location of Camp David on its official park maps due to privacy and security concerns.[3]
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Presidential use
Every president since Franklin Roosevelt has made use of Camp David.
- Roosevelt hosted Sir Winston Churchill in May 1943.[6]
- Harry S. Truman rarely visited Camp David, because his wife Bess found it "dull".
- Dwight Eisenhower held the first cabinet meeting there.
- John F. Kennedy and his family often enjoyed horseback riding and other recreational activities. Kennedy often allowed White House staff and cabinet members to use the retreat when he or his family were not there.
- Lyndon B. Johnson often met with important advisors at the retreat and hosted Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.
- Richard Nixon was a frequent visitor and did much to add to and modernize the facilities.
- Gerald Ford often rode his snowmobile around Camp David and hosted Indonesian President Suharto.[7]
- Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David Accords there in September 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.[6]
- Ronald Reagan visited the retreat more than any other president. In 1984, Ronald Reagan hosted the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher.[8]
- George H.W. Bush's daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, was married there in 1992, the first ever to do so.
- Bill Clinton used Camp David more as his tenure in office progressed, and hosted then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, on several occasions in addition to numerous celebrities.
- George W. Bush hosted dignitaries, including the then President of Russia, Vladimir Putin in 2003[9][10] and hosted the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, in 2007.[11]
- Barack Obama has used the camp to host celebrities and has made the camp's Evergreen Chapel his primary place of worship, as George W. Bush had done before him.[12]
Security issues
On July 2, 2011, an F-15E intercepted a small two- seat passenger plane flying near Camp David, where President Obama was in residence. The civilian aircraft, which was out of radio communication, was intercepted approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the presidential retreat. The F-15E escorted the aircraft out of the area and it landed in nearby Hagerstown, Maryland without incident. The civilian plane's occupants were flying between two Maryland towns and were released without charge.[13]
On July 10, 2011, an F-15 Intercepted another small two-seat passenger plane flying near Camp David where President Obama was in residence, totalling the number of interceptions over the July 9 weekend at 3 planes.[14]
Gallery
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George H. W. Bush meets with his National Security advisors in the Laurel Lodge conference room on August 4, 1990.
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George W. Bush meets with his advisors at Camp David on January 17, 2004, while preparing for his State of the Union address.
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From Camp David, Vice President Dick Cheney and members of the Interagency Team on Iraq participate in a video teleconference with President George W. Bush in Baghdad, Iraq.
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President George W. Bush and Chief of Staff Josh Bolten walk together with the President's dog Barney at Camp David, July 21, 2007.
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Shinzo Abe and George W. Bush at Camp David in 2007.
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Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter, and Anwar Sadat at Camp David, September 7, 1978.
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Menachem Begin poses at Camp David, 1978.
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Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin meet on the Aspen Lodge patio of Camp David on September 6, 1978.
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President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, and Jimmy Carter meet at the beginning of the Camp David Summit in 1978.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan walk at Camp David in 1986.
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John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Caroline Kennedy (riding 'Tex')
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David Eisenhower (age 12), grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, poses with sign at presidential retreat named in his honor, 1960
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Main Lodge during Eisenhower administration, 1959
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower meets with his National Security Council at Laurel Lodge, 1955
See also
- White House, official residence of the President of the United States
- Blair House, another official White House lodging for guests
- Site R, nearby bunker and communications center
- Rapidan Camp, the predecessor of Camp David
- Camp Misty Mount Historic District and Camp Greentop Historic District, built at the same time in Catoctin Mountain Park as Camps 1 and 2.
- Chequers, the country retreat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Notes
- ^ "Park Map Viewer." Catoctin Mountain Park. Retrieved on February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Thurmont town, Maryland." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions." Catoctin Mountain Park, Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "10. Where is Camp David? The Presidential Retreat is within the park however, it is not open to the public and its location is not shown on our park maps for both security and privacy. If you're interested in historical information, visit our Presidential Retreat webpage."
- ^ "12 WPA Projects that Still Exist". How Stuff Works. Publications International, Ltd.. http://people.howstuffworks.com/12-wpa-projects-that-still-exist.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Eisenhower, David; Julie Nixon Eisenhower (2010). Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight David Eisenhower, 1961-1969. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 31.
- ^ a b "Camp David". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/camp_david/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Camp David: A History of the Presidential Retreat". Infoplease.com. 1942-07-18. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/campdavid1.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Thatcher Reagan Camp David sofa 1984.jpg". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thatcher_Reagan_Camp_David_sofa_1984.jpg.
- ^ Sanger, David (September 27, 2003). "With Issues to Resolve, Bush Welcomes Putin to Camp David". nytimes.co.uk. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/27/world/with-issues-to-resolve-bush-welcomes-putin-to-camp-david.html. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Camp David". http://www.losthorizon.org/found/CampDavid/.
- ^ "Brown to meet Bush at Camp David". news.bbc.co.uk. July 26, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6917760.stm. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ Sullivan, Amy (June 29, 2009). "The Obamas Find a Church Home — Away from Home". Time. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907610,00.html. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ "NORAD intercepts aircraft near Camp David, where President Obama staying with family". Washington Post. July 2, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/norad-intercepts-aircraft-near-camp-david-where-president-obama-staying-with-family/2011/07/02/AGZWpQvH_story.html. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Weil, Martin (Sunday, July 10). "Jet fighters intercept planes 3 times over weekend near Camp David". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jet-fighters-intercept-planes-3-times-over-weekend-near-camp-david/2011/07/10/gIQAEzan7H_story.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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