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 - White House Historical Association
WEBMar 8, 2021 · 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. The camp is located east of Hagerstown and north of Frederick in the Catoctin Mountains of western Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg.
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 | Summary, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Camp David Accords are agreements between Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, that led in 1979 to a peace treaty between the two countries, the first such treaty between Israel and any of its Arab neighbors.
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 - 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.
National Park Service - The Presidents (Camp David)
WEBJan 22, 2004 · Since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt, when it was known as "Shangri-la," this isolated camp in the hills of western Maryland has served as an official Presidential retreat and has often been the site of conferences and decisions of national and international significance.