L'ammiraglio Foote Sellers, sovrintendente dell'Accademia Navale, saluta il presidente Roosevelt mentre parte dalla U.S. Naval Academy a bordo dello Yacht presidenziale USS Sequoia (1935)
4647 x 6000 px | 39,3 x 50,8 cm | 15,5 x 20 inches | 300dpi
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13 agosto 2022
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USS Sequoia is the former presidential yacht used during the administrations of Herbert Hoover through Jimmy Carter; setting a cost-cutting example, Carter ordered her sold in 1977. Often called the “floating White House”, the Sequoia offered presidents, first families and high-ranking government officials a place to escape the complexities of official life while also serving as the backdrop for significant moments of 20th-century American history. A congressional resolution passed December 1985 stated, “Sequoia was the setting for Presidential meetings, negotiations and decisions of extraordinary significance for and effect on the history of the United States and the course of world events” and “recognized the unique significance of the former Presidential yacht Sequoia which has made her a symbol of American political heritage and the Office of the President”.[3] Sequoia was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and according to a statement made by the President of The Mystic Seaport Museum to The New York Times, "The Sequoia is probably the most significant artifact of presidential importance that is in private hands".[4] 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.
