PEOPLE MAGAZINE 
​BY SAM GILLETTE
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Before Twitter free-for-alls, American presidents rarely found spaces in which to let loose — which is one reason why Camp David is so exceptional.
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In his new book, Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat, rear admiral and former camp commander Michael Giorgione reflects on the 75-year history of the retreat, and how former presidential families like the Obamas, Bushes, and Clintons used it to relax...

GOOD MORNING SAN DIEGO (KUSI) 
​BY MILO LOFTIN

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) - It isn't oft-photographed like the White House. It's not the site of celebrity-filled black-tie state dinners. It's not the backdrop for our selfies. Yet Camp David plays a crucial, and often unheralded role in the modern presidency, one that hasn't been examined closely, until now. INSIDE CAMP DAVID: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat, by Rear Admiral Michael Giorgioni, takes readers inside the gates of the private retreat atop Maryland's Catoctin Mountains.

On Wednesday, October 25th at 7:30pm Warwick's will host Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione to discuss and sign his new book Inside Camp David.

his event is free and open to the public.  Reserved Seating is available when the book is pre-ordered from Warwick's for the event. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

RDML Michael Giorgione, CEC, USN (Ret.) will discuss his new book on Tuesday, October 24 at 6:00pm 

Book sale and signing reception will follow the author’s presentation in the Winn Room

NEWS 8 (KFMB)
It's a place few have been to and many don't even know exactly where it is:  the presidential retreat known as Camp David. 
Giving Morning Extra a rare look inside is the former commanding officer of Damp David. 
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Retired Navy Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione has a new book called "Inside Camp David, The Private World of the Presidential Retreat."  

UNION TRIBUNE BY JOHN WILKENS

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Michael Giorgione spent two years as the commander at Camp David, the exclusive retreat in Maryland where U.S. presidents have been getting away from it all (or at least some of it) for more than seven decades.
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His new book, “Inside Camp David,” shares moments that are both historic (Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill planning the D-Day invasion) and personal (Barack Obama teaching his daughter Malia to drive). It pulls the curtain back on a place that many Americans have heard of but know little about...

RICHMOND TIMES BY JAY STRAFFORD
The most powerful — and most burdened — person in the world, the president of the United States, sometimes needs to get away from it all.
Forget the boat to Bermuda, the train to St. Paul and the kayak to Quincy or Nyack. Camp David in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains beckons. And Michael Giorgione, a retired rear admiral in the Navy and a former commanding officer of the presidential retreat, tells its story in “Inside Camp David.”...

Answer by Michael Giorgione, author of Inside Camp David, on Quora:

During my time at Camp David from 1999 to 2001, the crew and I had the privilege of serving President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush, plus their families, friends and administration officials. My family and I also had the great fortune to meet President Jimmy Carter and his family and President George H.W. Bush and his family, the Bushes on several occasions.
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While I observed many fascinating, insightful, and humbling things, I will share one life and one leadership lesson that resonated with me the most: (1) Everyone needs down time, and (2) Build relationships before you need them.