One of the customs at Camp David is to present guests with an official Camp David jacket. The most common type is the windbreaker; although some Presidents prefer the leather bomber jacket. Below are some photos of Presidents and their guests wearing the official Camp David jacket.
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| President Nixon with Soviet President Brezhnev - June 1973 |
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| President Nixon wearing his Camp David leather jacket in December 1971 |
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| President Carter with close friend and advisor Charles Kirbo at Camp David in April 1978 |
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| Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan at Camp David in September 1978 |
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| President Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone at Camp David in April 1986 |
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| Prime Minister Nakasone presents a portable television to the Reagans in the Aspen Lodge |
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| The Reagans at Camp David in July 1988 |
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| President and Mrs. Bush - March 1990 |
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| President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David |
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| President Obama and VP Joe Biden at Camp David in October 2010 |
And, for just five bucks you can
buy an official-looking Camp David patch on eBay and sew it on your own jacket.
Sources: Richard Nixon Library; Jimmy Carter Library; Ronald Reagan Library; George Bush Presidential Library; AP;
Daily Mail; White House; eBay
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