25 April 2005
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National Register #87000068
USS Potomac
1660 Embarcadero
Oakland
Launched 1936
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One of three surviving major vessels used as presidential yachts, Potomac
served only one president. She was used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
between 1936-1945 and was a major symbol of his presidency; briefings, meetings,
and decisions were made on board, and she provided transportation to a
rendezvous with Winston Churchill to arrange the Atlantic Charter in 1940.
Restored to her 1939 appearance, she is a working museum vessel....
National Register Statement of Significance for the Presidential Yacht Potomac
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