The State - News from June 19, 1988
The Potomac, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘floating White House,’ will undergo $1.7 million in repairs at Stockton. Roosevelt often used the 165-foot yacht to entertain heads of state. Oakland, where it is now berthed, purchased the yacht for $15,000, and a foundation raised the money for repairs. When restored in 10 months, the yacht will be declared a National Historic Landmark and placed at a special pier.
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