Camp David

Camp David is the president’s country retreat in Maryland, a secluded residence that also operates as the military installation Naval Support Facility Thurmont. Built from 1935 to 1938 as Hi-Catoctin, a retreat for federal government agents and their families, it was converted into a presidential retreat by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and renamed Shangri-La; Dwight D. Eisenhower gave it its current name in 1953. Beyond recreation and family use, it has been a major diplomatic setting, hosting leaders from Winston Churchill and Nikita Khrushchev to the 1978 Camp David Accords, the 2000 summit, and international meetings under later presidents.

Edgemont, Maryland · United States