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Camp David is a 125-acre (51 ha) country retreat for the president of the United States.It lies 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, Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3] It is code-named Naval Support Facility Thurmont.
Frederick County is a county located in Maryland, United States.As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 271,717. [2] The county seat is Frederick. [3] The county is part of the Capital region of the state.
The Annenbergs envisioned Sunnylands becoming the "Camp David of the West," [13] a place for national and foreign dignitaries and diplomats to gather for summit meetings and retreats in a relaxed setting, available to leaders from all political parties. [4] President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, joined the Annenbergs to golf and fish.
Take a look at how Camp David has changed through the years. Camp David was known as Shangri-La when President Franklin D. Roosevelt established it as a presidential retreat in 1942.
US President Dwight Eisenhower (1890 - 1965) (left) and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1874 - 1971) at Camp David, Maryland, September 25, 1959.
The first family returned to Washington D.C. after spending a weekend away at Camp David. President Trump, first lady Melania and first son Barron were also in attendance.
Camp David received its present name in 1953 from Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father, and grandson, both named David.[6] The Catoctin Mountain Park does not indicate the location of Camp David on park maps due to privacy and security concerns, although it can be seen through the use of publicly accessible satellite images.
Seventy-two-year-old Michigan man, David Lee Niles, vanished on Oct. 11, 2006 after walking out of a local bar one night. Niles' body had never been found. In fact, his family lost hope in finding ...