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What is Camp David and who is it named after?

March 13, 2020 by Karen Hill

No, Camp David was not named after the guy in the Bible who killed Goliath.

Camp David is the presidential retreat that was founded by Franklin Roosevelt, who named it Shangri-La.

Dwight Eisenhower renamed it in honor of his grandson, David Eisenhower.

That name stuck. David’s only other claim to fame since was that he married Julie Nixon while her father was in the White House.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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