Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
The Floating White House - Photo 2
- Photographer
- U.S. Navy
- Credit
- National Register of Historic Places
The Floating White House - Photo 2
Presidential Yacht Sequoia, 2009, taken by U.S. Navy.
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