Short answers, pulled from the story.
Project Greek Island was a classified underground bunker built beneath the Greenbrier resort between 1959 and 1962 to serve as an emergency shelter for the United States Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. It was kept stocked and staffed throughout the Cold War but never used. Its existence was first reported publicly by Ted Gup of The Washington Post in 1992, after which the government immediately decommissioned it.
A total of 28 U.S. presidents have stayed at the Greenbrier. The most recent president to stay during his term was Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Presidents' Cottage Museum at the resort houses exhibits about these visits.
Jim Justice, a coal baron and later governor of West Virginia, purchased the Greenbrier through his Justice Family Group for $20 million after the resort filed for bankruptcy listing debts of up to $500 million. Justice guaranteed all debts, which led to the bankruptcy case being dismissed.
Dorothy Draper, an internationally renowned interior designer, was hired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to redecorate and restore the Greenbrier after it was returned from use as a U.S. Army hospital. Her redesign combined bold colors, classical influences, and modern touches, and the reopening in April 1948 was an international social event.
The Greenbrier hosted the 1979 Ryder Cup, which was the first Ryder Cup contested under the format of the United States versus Europe, the format that has continued to this day. The resort also hosted the 1994 Solheim Cup, the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup.
Golf at the Greenbrier began when the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad introduced the sport after purchasing the property in 1910. The first small course opened in 1910, and a full 18-hole course designed by Charles B. Macdonald opened in 1913, now known as The Old White TPC. Sam Snead became head golf professional at the resort in 1944, and in the 21st century the title of pro emeritus has been held by Tom Watson and Lee Trevino.