Camp David in the residence; a total of three planes were intercepted over that July 9 weekend. Camp David Camp David is the country retreat for the President of the United States. It is located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland, also near Emmitsburg, Maryland about 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of Washington, D.C. It is officially known as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, because it is technically a military installation, and staffing is primarily provided by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Originally known as Hi-Catoctin, Camp David was built as a
David Roochnik David Roochnik David Roochnik (born 1951) is an American philosopher and the Maria Stata professor of philosophy at Boston University. After completing his doctorate degree at Pennsylvania State University in 1995, Professor Roochnik taught at Iowa State University and Williams College. He joined the philosophy department at Boston University in 1995. In his 1991 book, "The Tragedy of Reason", Professor Roochnik presents an interpretation of the historical evolution of reason, or "logos", as an ongoing quarrel. One camp, represented by Cleitophon, is impatient with reason's failure to culminate in a teachable "techne". A second camp, represented by Socrates, insists on