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President Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed the presidential retreat Camp David after his grandson and father, both with the name David. Originally named Hi-Catoctin, it was built as a camp for federal agents and their families. President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed it to a presidential retreat in 1942 and renamed it Shangri-La.

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What was the name of the presidential retreat that was named in honor of Eisenhowers grandson?

Camp David


What is the Presidential retreat in Maryland called?

The Presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Frederick County Maryland is formally called the US Naval Support Facility Thurmont but is best known as Camp David.


What is the president's resort in the hills of Maryland called?

Camp David, located near Thurmont, Maryland, is a presidential retreat. Eisenhower named in honor of his grandson and his father.


Which president changed the name of shangri-la in Maryland?

Eisenhower changed the name of the presidential retreat in Maryland to Camp David from Shangri-La , in honor of his father and grandson.


Who was the first us president to use camp David as a retreat?

Dwight Eisenhower was the first President to use Camp David for a retreat. It was named for his grandson, David Eisenhower.


What does the D stand for in Dwight D. Eisenhower?

David. He was actually baptised David Eisenhower, acquired the nickname Dwight, then changed his name to Dwight David Eisenhower. BTW Camp David, the Presidential retreat, was renamed to its present name by President Dwight Eisenhower, in honor of his grandson, Dwight David Eisenhower II.


What was the name of Camp David before it was named Camp David?

Originally Camp David was known as Hi-Catoctin. In 1942 it was converted into a presidential retreat and renamed "Shangri-La" by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father and grandson who shared the name, later renamed it Camp David.


Where was the plo peace agreement of 1993 signed?

The US presidential retreat at Camp David, near Washington.


What is the purpose of Camp david?

It was usually called a "retreat", as it is located in secluded woods. However, several Presidents have held meetings with heads of state at Camp David.


Where is Camp David?

The Maryland Presididential Retreat that began with the Presidential term Shangri-La bestowed on it by FDR and switched to David by IKE to honor his grand-son, it is actually a US Navy installation designed for Presidential privacy, comfort and security.


Where was the israeli-PLO peace agreement of 1993 signed at?

Washington DC


What is the name of the US Presidents' retreat?

Camp David, although it was originally called Shangri-La by Franklin Roosevelt and is correctly known as Naval Support Facility Thurmont.