The US President's Official Yachts: A Terrible End

Help me make more videos by supporting me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SideNote Between 1880 and 1977, the presidency of the US came with its own yacht which was primarily meant for leisure and taking some time off the claustrophobic tensions of the White House. Presidents used them for entertaining guests, building relationships, and cracking sensitive deals away from media scrutiny. These vessels hosted legendary world leaders, witnessed some of the most iconic moments of American history, created several scandals along the way - before they were abruptly decommissioned, sold off to private owners, got caught up in legal battles, and then left abandoned to die a slow death. This video is about America’s Presidential Yachts and their rather sad demise from the American presidency. ------------ Check out the channel of my narrator, Alec Belmore: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsSRyDvTYmbcqEAK0-0TGBw ------------ Select images of Sequoia courtesy of Eugene Kaspersky: https://www.flickr.com/photos/e_kaspersky/ Select footage countesy of CBS Evening News USS Potomac Trip footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AhkjvtP0lc ------------- Follow SideNote on - Twitter: http://twitter.com/sidenoteyt Instagram: http://instagram.com/sidenoteyt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SideNote-103440091333209/ For Business Enquiries: [email protected] All links are here: https://linktr.ee/sidenote ----------------------------------------------------------------- Produced, Written and Edited by: SideNote ------------------------------------------------ I DO NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO TRANSLATE MY VIDEOS INTO A DIFFERENT LAGUAGE AND UPLOAD ON THEIR CHANNEL. DOING SO SHALL BE VIOLATING COPYRIGHT POLICIES. PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME SEND COPYRIGHT STIKES TO YOUR CHANNEL. ------------- Music by Tom Fox Written, Edited and Directed by SideNote Peace.