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  • Inside Camp David

  • The Private World of the Presidential Retreat
  • Written by: Michael Giorgione
  • Narrated by: Michael Giorgione
  • Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Inside Camp David

Written by: Michael Giorgione
Narrated by: Michael Giorgione
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Publisher's Summary

The first insider account, timed to the 75th anniversary of Camp David

Camp David is American diplomacy's secret weapon. The home of the 2015 GCC and 2012 G8 summits, the 2000 Peace Summit, and the 1978 Peace Accords, the camp has played a vital role in American history over the past century, inviting presidents and international leaders alike to converge, converse, and, perhaps most importantly, relax.

A peaceful mountaintop setting crucially removed from the constant scrutiny of the press, Camp David has served as both a site of critical diplomacy and unparalleled tranquility. It is where President and Mrs. Reagan rode horses through the mountains, where Gerald Ford could take a moment to jump on a trampoline with his daughter, where Nixon rode shotgun with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, and where Jimmy Carter could find the ultimate flight-sledding - only to break his clavicle two weeks before the end of his tenure. Under the pressure and stress, it is easy to forget that those occupying the highest seat in the land are, at the end of the day, human, but at Camp David, we finally get to see these leaders at their most vulnerable, their most unguarded, and as their most true selves.

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©2017 Michael Giorgione (P)2017 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

" Inside Camp David gives a first-hand account of the president's most private retreat from an author who ran it. Camp David is part sanctuary, part office, and part vacation destination. Giorgione captures life at the exclusive retreat and offers a glimpse into the lives of presidents and their families when they're seeking a respite from the spotlight." (Kate Andersen Brower, New York Times best-selling author of The Residence and First Women)
"No one has a better understanding of this mountain retreat than the commanding officer. Inside Camp David provides an insight into life at this secret hideaway used by presidents and their families over the years. It is an accurate portrayal of life as it is lived by the commander in chief away from the White House." (Clint Hill, number one New York Times best-selling author of Five Presidents)

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