CHAPTER FIFTEEN
To the general public, Camp David was a country retreat for the President of the United States, located in Maryland approximately sixty miles northwest of Washington, DC. Its location was the wooded hills of Catoctin National Park, a pleasant and tranquil place for the highest office in America to host foreign dignitaries or simply enjoy a modicum of solitude. The home on the property was large and elegant, though it lacked the pomp and pageantry of the White House.
There was even a swimming pool.
To those in the know, Camp David was a military installation. The retreat was staffed by the US Navy and Marine Corps. Despite its peaceful air, the camp was carefully monitored by radar and F-15 flyovers. No fewer than two dozen Marines scouted its perimeter, and half as many
