That was just one year after the official end to the Cold War. It was declassified and decommissioned after the Washington Post revealed its existence in 1992. During that time, it was never used but consistently maintained, with six-month supplies of food, water and medical supplies periodically replenished. The underground bunker, built starting in 1958 under the existing hotel in the guise of a new conference center, remained a secret for 30 years. The president would not have been sheltered at Greenbrier - he had a separate location. It has five golf courses, about 20 restaurants, a spa -and a once top-secret nuclear fallout shelter big enough to hold the entire Congress and other top government officials. Many years ago, I attended a journalism conference at the Greenbrier, a historic resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Watch Video: Trump issues new warning to North Korea
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