Discover the Hidden History of Camp David

Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David takes readers behind the gates of America’s most private presidential retreat.

Written by Charles Ferguson, a former Camp David Historian and Presidential Chaplain, the book explores how presidents, First Families and world leaders used Camp David for personal restoration, private diplomacy and decisions that changed history.

Drawing on research from presidential libraries, memoirs and Ferguson’s years serving at the retreat, Presidential Seclusion offers an authoritative and personal history of one of America’s most mysterious places.