- NARA - 186835.tif|Gerald and Betty Ford, daughter Susan and Liberty, at Camp David Sadat Carter Begin, Camp David 1978.gif|Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin meet on the Aspen Lodge patio, September 6, 1978. President Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David 1986.jpg|Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher walk at Camp David in 1986. Camp David 29-0054a.png|George H.
Johnson outside cabin at Camp David - NARA - 192570.tif|Lyndon B.
Roosevelt converted it to a presidential retreat and renamed it "Shangri-La", for the fictional Himalayan paradise in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Camp David received its present name in 1953 from Dwight D.
Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938.
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Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938.
In 1942, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt hosted Sir Winston Churchill at Shangri-La in May 1943.
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at then-named Shangri-La, May 1943 Camp David 1959.jpg|Main Lodge during Eisenhower administration, 1959 David Eisenhower in Camp David.jpg|David Eisenhower (age 12), grandson of President Eisenhower, poses with sign named in his and his great-grandfather's honor, 1960 Serious Steps.jpg|Eisenhower with John F.
Roosevelt converted it to a presidential retreat and renamed it "Shangri-La", for the fictional Himalayan paradise in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Camp David received its present name in 1953 from Dwight D.
Around 1954, Jones built one golf hole – a par 3 – with four different tees; Eisenhower added a 250-yard (228.6 m) driving range near the helicopter landing zone. ==Security issues== On July 2, 2011, an F-15 intercepted a civilian aircraft approximately from Camp David, when President Obama was in the residence.
Dwight Eisenhower held his first cabinet meeting there on November 22, 1955 following hospitalization and convalescence he required after a heart attack suffered in Denver, Colorado on September 24.
Eisenhower met Nikita Khrushchev there for two days of discussions in September 1959. John F.
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at then-named Shangri-La, May 1943 Camp David 1959.jpg|Main Lodge during Eisenhower administration, 1959 David Eisenhower in Camp David.jpg|David Eisenhower (age 12), grandson of President Eisenhower, poses with sign named in his and his great-grandfather's honor, 1960 Serious Steps.jpg|Eisenhower with John F.
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at then-named Shangri-La, May 1943 Camp David 1959.jpg|Main Lodge during Eisenhower administration, 1959 David Eisenhower in Camp David.jpg|David Eisenhower (age 12), grandson of President Eisenhower, poses with sign named in his and his great-grandfather's honor, 1960 Serious Steps.jpg|Eisenhower with John F.
Kennedy, in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo JFK & Kids with horse at Camp David, 1963.png|John F.
Averell Harriman exiting Aspen cabin, April 9, 1968 NIXONSCAMPDAVIDwithdogs.jpg|Richard and Pat Nixon walking their dogs in Camp David. Photograph of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford Walking with Their Daughter Susan and Their Dog...
Carter brokered the Camp David Accords there in September 1978 between Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin.
- NARA - 186835.tif|Gerald and Betty Ford, daughter Susan and Liberty, at Camp David Sadat Carter Begin, Camp David 1978.gif|Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin meet on the Aspen Lodge patio, September 6, 1978. President Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David 1986.jpg|Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher walk at Camp David in 1986. Camp David 29-0054a.png|George H.
In 1984, Reagan hosted British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
- NARA - 186835.tif|Gerald and Betty Ford, daughter Susan and Liberty, at Camp David Sadat Carter Begin, Camp David 1978.gif|Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin meet on the Aspen Lodge patio, September 6, 1978. President Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David 1986.jpg|Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher walk at Camp David in 1986. Camp David 29-0054a.png|George H.
Bush meets with his national security advisors in the Laurel Lodge conference room on August 4, 1990. Video Recording of Photo Opportunity at Camp David - NARA - 6037428.ogv|Bill Clinton with Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat at Camp David peace talks, July 2000. Shinzo Abe & George W Bush, 2007Apr27.jpg|Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and George W.
Bush's daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, was married there in 1992, in the first wedding held at Camp David.
In July 2000, he hosted the 2000 Camp David Summit negotiations between Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat there. In February 2001, George W.
Bush meets with his national security advisors in the Laurel Lodge conference room on August 4, 1990. Video Recording of Photo Opportunity at Camp David - NARA - 6037428.ogv|Bill Clinton with Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat at Camp David peace talks, July 2000. Shinzo Abe & George W Bush, 2007Apr27.jpg|Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and George W.
In July 2000, he hosted the 2000 Camp David Summit negotiations between Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat there. In February 2001, George W.
Among the numerous other foreign leaders he hosted at Camp David were Russian president Vladimir Putin and President Musharraf of Pakistan in 2003, Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006, and British prime minister Gordon Brown in 2007. Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 summit in 2012.
Among the numerous other foreign leaders he hosted at Camp David were Russian president Vladimir Putin and President Musharraf of Pakistan in 2003, Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006, and British prime minister Gordon Brown in 2007. Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 summit in 2012.
Among the numerous other foreign leaders he hosted at Camp David were Russian president Vladimir Putin and President Musharraf of Pakistan in 2003, Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006, and British prime minister Gordon Brown in 2007. Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 summit in 2012.
Bush meets with his national security advisors in the Laurel Lodge conference room on August 4, 1990. Video Recording of Photo Opportunity at Camp David - NARA - 6037428.ogv|Bill Clinton with Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat at Camp David peace talks, July 2000. Shinzo Abe & George W Bush, 2007Apr27.jpg|Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and George W.
Bush at Camp David, April 2007. G8 Summit working session on global and economic issues May 19, 2012.jpg|World leaders at the 2012 G8 Summit.
Around 1954, Jones built one golf hole – a par 3 – with four different tees; Eisenhower added a 250-yard (228.6 m) driving range near the helicopter landing zone. ==Security issues== On July 2, 2011, an F-15 intercepted a civilian aircraft approximately from Camp David, when President Obama was in the residence.
The two-seater, which was out of radio communication, was escorted to nearby Hagerstown, Maryland, without incident. On July 10, 2011, an F-15 intercepted another small plane near Camp David when Obama was again in the residence; a total of three were intercepted that weekend. ==Gallery== Churchill-FDR-Shangri-La-1943.jpg|Franklin D.
Among the numerous other foreign leaders he hosted at Camp David were Russian president Vladimir Putin and President Musharraf of Pakistan in 2003, Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006, and British prime minister Gordon Brown in 2007. Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 summit in 2012.
Bush at Camp David, April 2007. G8 Summit working session on global and economic issues May 19, 2012.jpg|World leaders at the 2012 G8 Summit.
President Obama also hosted Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David, as well as the GCC Summit there in 2015. Donald Trump hosted Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan at Camp David while Republicans prepared to defend both houses of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections.
President Obama also hosted Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David, as well as the GCC Summit there in 2015. Donald Trump hosted Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan at Camp David while Republicans prepared to defend both houses of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections.
The 46th G7 summit was to be held at Camp David on June 10–12, 2020, but was cancelled due to health concerns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. === Count of visits by each president === ==Practice golf facility== To be able to play his favorite sport, President Eisenhower had golf course architect Robert Trent Jones design a practice golf facility at Camp David.
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