This watercolor by Alfred Addy is of the Presidential yacht, the Mayflower. Originally purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898, the Mayflower was active during the Spanish-American War.
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This watercolor by Alfred Addy shows the Mayflower, which was the presidential yacht. Originally purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898, the Mayflower was active during the Spanish-American War.
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The presidency is often defined by the Oval Office, but for nearly a century, some of its most consequential moments unfolded aboard vessels that served as a kind of floating White House.

