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Camp David is the U.S. Located in Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland, Camp David has offered Presidents an opportunity for solitude and tranquility, as well as an ideal place to host foreign leaders. Construction of the facility began in 1935 by the Work Projects Association as the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area Project and was opened as a camp site to federal government employees and their families three years later. President Franklin Roosevelt renamed the retreat Shangri La after the fictional Tibetan mountain kingdom in 1942. The buildings on the site, including the main lodge, were remodeled after the Roosevelt winter vacation home in Warm Springs, Georgia. In 1953 President Eisenhower renamed the retreat Camp David in honor of his father and grandson, both named David. Since 1942, Camp David has been used by every American president as place to relax among family and friends and to tend to business outside of Washington. Camp David has also been used extensively to host foreign dignitaries. Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain attended the first such meeting in May of 1943.

06/21/2026

President Trump headed to Camp David on Friday for a weekend of policy and political meetings as negotiations with Iran move toward an inflection point.

US President Joe Biden (C) flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center left) and US Secretary of Commerce Gi...
06/20/2026

US President Joe Biden (C) flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center left) and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (center right), speaks during a Trilateral Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2R), and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2L) at Camp David, Maryland, on August 18, 2023.

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(Original caption) Leaving Laurel Lodge at Camp David, following yesterday's session with the national security council,...
06/19/2026

(Original caption) Leaving Laurel Lodge at Camp David, following yesterday's session with the national security council, President Eisenhower stops to chat with Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey. Chief matters under discussion involved problems in balancing the budget. Reporters asked Humphrey: "Who won the battle?" The secretary retorted with a smile: "Who said there was any battle?" Harold Stassen, the President's special assistant on disarmament, is at right.

CAMP DAVID, MD - U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak laugh as they leave their jo...
06/18/2026

CAMP DAVID, MD - U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak laugh as they leave their joint news conference after their meeting April 19, 2008 at Camp David in Maryland. The two met for a two day summit to talk about North Korea's nuclear activity and a free trade pact.

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Camp David layout illustration White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
06/18/2026

Camp David layout illustration White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

Participants in the Camp David meetings take a break from the talks and visit the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, P...
06/17/2026

Participants in the Camp David meetings take a break from the talks and visit the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, PA, September 9, 1978. Standing, from left, are Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, US President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar al Sadat, Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

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President Ronald Reagan reads documents at a desk during a presidential retreat at Camp David. January 31, 1981. Photo b...
06/16/2026

President Ronald Reagan reads documents at a desk during a presidential retreat at Camp David. January 31, 1981.

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President Carter, his daughter Amy, and his grandson Jason James at Amy's treehouse in Camp David, Maryland 1978. Photo ...
06/16/2026

President Carter, his daughter Amy, and his grandson Jason James at Amy's treehouse in Camp David, Maryland 1978.

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FAKE CAMP DAVID. Two episodes in season 6 of The West Wing, take place at "Camp David" ("N.S.F. Thurmont" S6 E1 and "T...
06/16/2026

FAKE CAMP DAVID. Two episodes in season 6 of The West Wing, take place at "Camp David" ("N.S.F. Thurmont" S6 E1 and "The Birnam Wood" S6 E2). Of course given security concerns, a large-scale Hollywood production could not be shot at the actual Camp David - but producers wanted an authentic setting to replicate the dense, muggy forests of Maryland's Catoctin Mountains. They opted for Camp David's neighboring properties. Specific exterior and interior shots that doubled as Camp David were shot at ThorpeWood Retreat Center, Trout Run estate, and Maple Run Golf Course in Thurmont. The West Wing is currently streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Max.

S6 E1 Episode synopsis: The Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to meet at Camp David, but an agreement appears unlikely due to a long history of failure and mistrust. With his reputation and political future on the line, Bartlet desperately tries to get keep both sides from leaving, let along talking. Josh returns from visiting Donna in Germany and notices a difference in Leo, who appears to have reached a critical level of disagreement with the President over the administration's handling of the latest Middle East crisis.

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06/13/2026

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