Camp David - Wikipedia
WEBCamp David is a 125-acre (51 ha) country retreat for the president of the United States. It is located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park , in Frederick County, Maryland , near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg , about 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of the national capital city of Washington, D.C. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is code ...
PHOTOS: Inside Camp David, Where Presidents Escape …
WEBJul 21, 2024 — Nestled in the countryside of Maryland, in the Catoctin Mountain Park, is the presidential country retreat known as Camp David. The first parts of the complex were built by the...
Camp David - The White House
WEBLocated in Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland, Camp David has offered every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt an opportunity for solitude and tranquility, as well as...
Camp David | Definition, Location, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 19, 2024 — Camp David, rural retreat of U.S. presidents in Catoctin Mountain Park, a unit of the National Park Service on a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Frederick county, northern Maryland, U.S. In 1978 the retreat was the site of a historic peace agreement reached between Egypt and Israel.
Camp David: Welcome to the Presidential Retreat - gov1.info
WEBCamp David is a secluded presidential retreat located in the Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland. About a dozen guest cabins are connected by winding paths and visitors are given golf carts to get around.
Camp David - White House Historical Association
WEBMar 8, 2021 — Sixty miles outside of Washington, D.C. is a rustic wilderness retreat that serves presidents and first families as a secluded getaway from the White House. Camp David was originally built as a camp for federal employees and their families, a project completed in 1938 through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the New Deal.
Camp David’s long history as a diplomatic hotspot - CNN
WEBAug 18, 2023 — Camp David – originally dubbed Shangri-La – was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 during World War II. He wanted a secure presidential hideaway outside of DC, and quickly...
Camp David Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
WEBThe Camp David Summit, held from September 5–17, 1978, was a pivotal moment both in the history of the Arab-Israeli dispute and U.S. diplomacy. Rarely had a U.S. President devoted as much sustained attention to a single foreign policy issue as Carter did over the summit’s two-week duration.
Camp David, History of the Presidential Retreat - ThoughtCo
WEBDec 12, 2019 — Camp David, a rustic retreat nestled in the heavily wooded mountains of western Maryland, has been used by every American president since Franklin Roosevelt as a place to escape from the pressures of official Washington.
Camp David - National Archives
WEBFeb 15, 2023 — Nestled in the Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland, is Camp David, a retreat for use by the President of the United States. Officially a U.S. Navy installation, the facility was originally built by the Works Progress Administration as a camp for government employees, opening in 1938.