USS Potomac

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht the "Floating White House"

[JFK Library Foundation @JFKLibraryFdn]

Former FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt is our #ArchivesHistoryCrush! In addition to all her work for equal rights and peace, she chaired JFK's Commission on the Status of Women, created in late 1961.

📷 More photos: https://t.co/QObd1JKuQS

[Paul M. Sparrow @PaulMSparrow1]

The wreath laying ceremony at FDRs gravesite on his birthday. @FDRLibrary @NPS_HydePark . Honoring his lifetime of service. @WestPoint_USMA cadets stand tall.

[Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques]

@catherine_aman @PaulMSparrow1 @FDRLibrary @WhiteHouseHstry Happy to oblige: https://t.co/tAD7igrUkP
FDR said he and his family didn't resent such false attacks "but Fala does resent them...his Scotch soul was furious. He has not been the same dog since."

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

#OTD in 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. Happy birthday FDR! https://t.co/PE6LWvSQMV

[Paul M. Sparrow @PaulMSparrow1]

#OTD 1943 FDR left Washington on his way to a secret meeting with Churchill in Casablanca. You won't believe what their secret code names were. @FDRLibrary @ChuArchives https://t.co/OIrrPtuB7r

[Paul M. Sparrow @PaulMSparrow1]

A Christmas greeting from the King. FDR and Eleanor received this card 80 years ago today from King George and Queen Elizabeth. The famous Hot Dog picnic had taken place just 6 months earlier in Hyde Park. @FDRLibrary @NPS_HydePark Current Queen on the left. @RoyalFamily

[OurPresidents @OurPresidents]

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the @UN #OTD 1948. Eleanor Roosevelt led the work to draft the Declaration and chaired the Human Rights Commission. She felt it was the greatest achievement of her life! @FDRLibrary: https://t.co/IPRUBIvM8O #HumanRightsDay

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

Christmas decorations are up in #FDR’s Private Study! Stop by and see them on display through December. #christmasdecor

[USS Potomac @USSPotomac]

Our Season Kick Off for the Holidays! The ship has on her Lights and Decorations and the Carolers are ready. Come for the Fun!

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

Cake & togas!?! On #FDR's birthday January 30, 1934, there were more than 600 celebrations across the country that raised more than a $1,000,000 for polio research. At his own Birthday Ball, his inner circle dressed in togas to fit a Roman theme (NAID #6728531) #NationalCakeDay

[USS Potomac @USSPotomac]

We have tickets left for our special Falala Cruise our kick off for the holidays. Call 510-627-1215 for tickets.

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

FDR was elected to his 4th term as President 75 years ago today. #OTD #POTUS #Election #1944

[SS Red Oak Victory @SSRedOakVictory]

The SS Red Oak Victory was built in 87 days in Kaiser Richmond Shipyard #1. She was the 558th of 747 ships built in Richmond, CA. Launched 75 years ago today, she's now berthed in Shipyard #3 and open to the public as a museum ship. #RichmondCA #WWII

[White House History @WhiteHouseHstry]

While Roosevelt typically used USS Potomac for weekend fishing cruises on Chesapeake Bay, it also served state purposes. In 1939 the ship conveyed the president, first lady, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain to George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon. (3/7)

[White House History @WhiteHouseHstry]

President Franklin D. Roosevelt liked to relax on the water, and he deemed USCG Cutter Electra his presidential yacht. The 165-foot ship was converted and renamed USS Potomac in March 1936. (2/7)

Credit: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum / NARA

[USS Potomac @USSPotomac]

Novenber 2 our last Islands & Lighthouses cruise of the year! Call 510-627-1215

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Today marks the 135th #birthday of Eleanor Roosevelt. This photo shows the future First Lady on her the last day of her honeymoon in Venice, 1905.

📸 https://t.co/rdySZfgvnp @FDRLibrary #hats

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

Today we are celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt's 135th birthday! #OTD #HappyBirthday

[USS Potomac @USSPotomac]

@oceana Skirted Bat Squid.

[USS Potomac @USSPotomac]

Dress up as your favorite character and join the fun!