Word: dogwoods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...proposed agreements in his cabin, Birch, read them carefully and told his aides: "If this is it, we're going to sign. I'm going to call President Sadat and then go see him." Outside, the rain was torrential. Begin told Sadat he would come over to his cabin, Dogwood, as soon as the rain stopped. Before he got there, Sadat sent over some autographed pictures of himself with Begin and Carter that he had dedicated to Begin's granddaughters. For 25 minutes Begin visited Sadat. A half-hour later, Sadat suddenly appeared, without warning, at the door of Begin...
Sadat then traveled by helicopter to Camp David, where he greeted Carter with exuberant Arab-style hugs. He embraced Rosalynn with somewhat more restraint, giving her a quick peck on the cheek. Carter and Sadat strolled to Aspen Lodge, the presidential residence, and then on to Dogwood Lodge, the Egyptian's quarters...
Carter himself will occupy the plush Aspen Lodge, which was extravagantly refurbished by Richard Nixon. Begin will stay in Birch house and Sadat in Dogwood, both located about 50 yds. from Aspen Lodge. The guests' "cabins" are similar, each with two large bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large sitting room with a fireplace. Cooks at Aspen Lodge are on 24-hr, call to prepare any dish the guests order, and they have a list of the two visitors' gastronomic favorites. Sadat, nonetheless, is bringing his own chef; the Egyptian leader is a health buff who carefully watches his diet. Kosher...
Mackenzie succeeded in preserving much of the boundless flora that is in full bloom during the week of the Masters. The stands of dogwood, camellia and magnolia planted by Prosper Berkmans still line the fifth, tenth, and 11th fairways...
...Atlanta, it is easy to see why. The city remains the black showcase of the nation. Some of America's wealthiest blacks live in suburbs hardly distinguishable from those inhabited by whites. Few white-owned ante bellum homes are more sumptuous than the black-owned mansions surrounded by dogwood and magnolia trees. Atlanta is said to be the only city in the nation that offers bus tours of the black sections of town...