Camp David 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 camp for federal government agents and their families by the Works Progress Administration. Construction started
Night of Camp David Night of Camp David Night of Camp David is a 1965 novel by Fletcher Knebel, author of Seven Days in May. It spent 18 weeks on the bestseller list in 1965. In November, 2018, the Penguin Random House imprint Vintage Books announced that it was re-releasing the book. In the novel, Iowa Democratic Senator Jim MacVeagh is summoned to Camp David by President Mark Hollenbach. MacVeagh, who is expected to become Hollenbach's next Vice President, becomes concerned because President Hollenbach shows signs of suffering from intense paranoia. He erratically expresses his desire to develop a closer relationship between the United