Camp David is the country retreat for the President of the United States. Located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland, is also near Emmitsburg, Maryland about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Washington, DC Formally known as the Thurmont Navy Support Facility as it is technically an installation military, and staff primarily provided by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
Originally known as Hi-Catoctin, Camp David was built as a camp for federal government agencies and their families by WPA. Construction began in 1935 and was completed in 1938. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt turned it into a presidential retreat and named it " Shangri-La " (for a fictitious Himalayan paradise in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by the English writer James Hilton, who he jokingly referred to as the source of Raid Doolittle earlier that year). Camp David received his current name from Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father and grandson, both named David.
Catoctin Mountain Park does not indicate Camp David's location on the park map due to privacy and security issues, although it can be seen through the use of publicly accessible satellite images.
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Use of the President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt entertained Sir Winston Churchill in May 1943.
- Dwight Eisenhower held his first cabinet meeting there on November 22, 1955 after being hospitalized and the recovery he needed after a heart attack suffered in Denver, Colorado on Sept. 24. Eisenhower met there with Nikita Khrushchev for two days of discussions in September 1959.
- John Kennedy and his family often enjoy riding and other recreational activities there, and Kennedy often allows White House staff and Cabinet members to use retreats when he or his family is not there. Lyndon Johnson met with counsel in this arrangement and hosted Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson there.
- Richard Nixon is a frequent visitor. He personally directs the construction of the pool and other improvements to Aspen Lodge.
- Gerald Ford often drives snowmobiling around Camp David and hosts the Indonesian President Suharto there.
- Jimmy Carter initially preferred to close Camp David to save money. Once Carter actually visited the place, he decided to keep it. Carter mediated the Camp David Treaty there in September 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
- Ronald Reagan visits more retreats than any other president. In 1984, Reagan hosted British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
- Princess George H. W. Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch, married there in 1992, in the first marriage held at Camp David.
- During the time of Bill Clinton at the office, British Prime Minister Tony Blair was one of the many visitors guided by the President at Camp David. George W. Bush hosted officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, there in 2003, and hosted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2007. George W. Bush also hosted the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006.
- Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 Summit in 2012. President Obama also hosts Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David, as well as the GCC summit there in 2015.
- During his first year at the office, Donald Trump visited Camp David on five occasions, generally preferring to spend his weekend on one of his several eponymous properties.
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Security issues
On July 2, 2011, an F-15 intercepted a small two-seater passenger plane flying near Camp David, when President Obama was at the residence. The civilian plane, which emerged from radio communications, was intercepted about 6 miles (10 km) from the presidential retreat. The F-15 escorted the plane out of the area, and landed in Hagerstown, Maryland, close without incident. The inhabitants of the civilian plane flew between two Maryland cities and were released free of charge.
Pada tanggal 10 Juli 2011, sebuah F-15 mencegat pesawat penumpang dua penumpang kecil lainnya yang terbang di dekat Camp David ketika Obama lagi di kediaman; total tiga pesawat disadap selama akhir pekan 9 Juli itu.
Galeri
Lihat juga
- Guest House Presiden (Blair House), penginapan Gedung Putih resmi lainnya untuk tamu
- Distrik Bersejarah Camp Misty Mount dan Distrik Sejarah Camp Greentop, dibangun pada waktu yang sama di Catoctin Mountain Park sebagai Camps 1 dan 2.
- Tempat tinggal resmi
- Oranye Satu
- Presidential Townhouse, rumah tamu resmi untuk mantan Presiden AS
- Rapidan Camp, pendahulu Camp David dari 1929 hingga 1933
- Situs R, bunker, dan pusat komunikasi dekat Camp David
- Trowbridge House, berdekatan dengan Blair House dan segera direnovasi untuk menjadi rumah tamu baru bagi mantan Presiden
- Gedung Putih, kediaman resmi Presiden Amerika Serikat sejak 1800
Referensi
Tautan eksternal
- Situs web resmi dari halaman Gedung Putih
- Camp David dari Federasi Ilmuwan Amerika
- Dokumen digital mengenai Camp David dari Perpustakaan Presiden Dwight D. Eisenhower
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