Photos show the USS Sequoia, the US presidential yacht once known as the 'floating White House'

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• From 1932 to 1977 US presidents had a private yacht named USS Sequoia at their disposal.
• Aboard the Sequoia, presidents hosted foreign leaders and held glamorous parties.
• The boat was sold by the government by order of President Jimmy Carter in 1977.

From Air Force One to armored cars like "the Beast," the president of the United States tends to travel with a degree of style and fanfare.