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  1. USS Sequoia (presidential yacht) - Wikipedia

    Formally decommissioned on December 9, 1935, by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Sequoia continues to carry its “USS” designation. The Sequoia is believed to have been named by her original owner, Emily Roebling Cadwalader, after Sequoyah, a leader of the Cherokee Nation.

  2. The Floating White House: A Brief History of the Presidential ...

    Photo of the U.S.S. Sequoia, Presidential Yacht, from 1932. As the longest serving of the executive yachts, Sequoia played host to several chapters in presidential history.

  3. The Floating White House - White House Historical Association

    Presidential yacht USS Mayflower, pictured in 1909. Library of Congress. In the months before the United States entered World War II, Franklin Roosevelt deployed Potomac in a nautical shell game to cloak a secret rendezvous at sea with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

  4. 40 The Uss Sequoia Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

    The USS Sequoia presidential yacht with Denmark's Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik on board cruises on Potomac river in Washington, DC...

  5. Former Presidential Yacht Sequoia, Still Unrestored, Moves ...

    The 104-foot (31.7-meter) yacht Sequoia, which served eight Presidents over her 98 years, initially went to Maine for French & Webb to manage her restoration. Rather than go directly to the shipyard, however, she unloaded in a city-owned parking lot in Belfast, Maine, near the well-known harbor walk.

  6. Uss Sequoia Presidential Yacht Photos and Premium High Res ...

    Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Uss Sequoia Presidential Yacht stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Uss Sequoia Presidential Yacht stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

  7. Presidential yachts: Inside the superyachts owned by world ...

    These yachts have been used as tools of diplomacy, symbols of state wealth or as a welcome reprieve from the pressures of presidency. BOAT discovers the stories behind the superyachts owned by US Presidents, world leaders and heads of state, beginning with the 135.9-metre Savarona...

  8. The USS Sequoia - U.S. National Park Service

    The USS Sequoia is a former presidential yacht used by nine U.S. Presidents between 1931 and 1977—Herbert C. Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Jimmy Carter.

  9. USS Sequoia | Naval History Magazine - October 1997 Volume 11 ...

    Over the course of her more than 70-year career, the former presidential yacht Sequoia has led a somewhat picaresque existence, variously at the center of national affairs and far away from the limelight, experiencing a long term of relative stability sandwiched between periods of significant instability. That she has had a life of adventures ...

  10. Tour of the Presidential Yacht USS Sequoia , Part 1

    Pictures and a clip were also shown. Gary Silversmith gave a tour of the USS Sequoia, the yacht that served U.S. presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter. Mr. Silversmith,… read more