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Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States. It is located in wooded hills about 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of Washington, D.C., in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland.〔"(Park Map Viewer )." Catoctin Mountain Park. Retrieved on February 4, 2011.〕〔"(Thurmont town, Maryland )." US Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 4, 2011.〕〔"(Frequently Asked Questions )." Catoctin Mountain Park, Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "10. Where is Camp David? The Presidential Retreat is within the park however, it is not open to the public and its location is not shown on our park maps for both security and privacy. If you're interested in historical information, visit our Presidential Retreat webpage."〕 It is officially known as Naval Support Facility Thurmont and because it is technically a military installation, staffing is primarily provided by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. First known as Hi-Catoctin, Camp David was built as a camp for federal government agents and their families by the WPA. Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938. In 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt converted it to a presidential retreat and renamed it "Shangri-La" (for the fictional Himalayan paradise). Camp David received its present name from Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father and grandson, both named David. Camp David is not open to the public, and Catoctin Mountain Park does not indicate the location of Camp David on park maps due to privacy and security concerns.〔 ==Presidential use== Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has made use of Camp David. * Roosevelt hosted Sir Winston Churchill in May 1943.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Camp David )〕 * Dwight D. Eisenhower held his first cabinet meeting there on November 22, 1955 following hospitalization and convalescence required after a heart attack suffered in Denver, Colorado on September 24.〔(The American Presidency Project. Note (appended to a prepared Presidential message) wherein the nature and duration of the President's incapacity and recovery. )〕 * John F. Kennedy and his family often enjoyed riding and other recreational activities there, and Kennedy often allowed White House staff and cabinet members to use the retreat when he or his family were not there. * Lyndon B. Johnson met with advisors in this setting and hosted both Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt and Canadian Prime minister Lester B. Pearson there. * Richard Nixon was a frequent visitor and did much to add to and modernize the facilities. * Gerald Ford often rode his snowmobile around Camp David and hosted Indonesian President Suharto there. * Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David Accords there in September 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.〔 * Ronald Reagan visited the retreat more than any other president. In 1984, Reagan hosted British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.〔:File:Thatcher Reagan Camp David sofa 1984.jpg on the ''English Wikipedia''〕 * George H. W. Bush's daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, was married there in 1992, in the first ever wedding held at Camp David. * Bill Clinton used Camp David more as his tenure in office progressed and hosted the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on several occasions in addition to numerous celebrities. * George W. Bush hosted dignitaries, including President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, there in 2003. and hosted British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in 2007. George W. Bush also hosted 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 hosted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/world/middleeast/us-seeks-russias-help-in-removing-assad-in-syria.html )〕 * Barack Obama hosted the GCC Summit at Camp David in 2015.〔(whitehouse.gov )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp David」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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