Voyages
47 voyages found
Nixon and Brezhnev's working dinner on the Potomac
On 19 June 1973 President Nixon hosted Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev for a working dinner aboard Sequoia. The talks fed into the Agreement…
Nixon decides to resign aboard Sequoia
On 5 August 1974, the day the 'smoking gun' transcript was released under court order, Richard Nixon cruised the Potomac aboard Sequoia, decided to re…
Susan Ford's pre-prom party and 19th birthday
The President's daughter Susan Ford used Sequoia for a party before her high-school prom and later celebrated her nineteenth birthday aboard.
President Ford holds a Cabinet meeting aboard Sequoia
On 7 May 1975 Gerald Ford held the first known Cabinet meeting aboard Sequoia — an informal dinner followed by four hours on relations with Congress,…
Happy Rockefeller entertains Mutsuko Miki
In the summer of 1975 Happy Rockefeller, wife of the Vice President, entertained Mutsuko Miki, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki, aboard Sequ…
Emperor Hirohito's delegation is entertained aboard
During the Emperor of Japan's state visit to the United States in October 1975, Sequoia entertained Hirohito and the Japanese delegation.
Working dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
In 1976 President Ford held a working dinner aboard Sequoia with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Betty Ford hosts Happy Rockefeller's 50th birthday cruise
On 9 June 1976 First Lady Betty Ford hosted a cruise aboard Sequoia for the fiftieth birthday of Happy Rockefeller.
President Carter orders Sequoia sold
Citing an annual cost of about $800,000, Jimmy Carter ordered the presidential yacht sold in 1977, ending forty-six years of government service.
Sold at auction to Thomas Malloy
On 18 May 1977 Thomas Malloy bought Sequoia from the government for $286,000. Within three months he resold her to a partnership led by Norman Pulliam…
The Presidential Yacht Trust brings Sequoia back to Washington
After a sale to the Ocean Learning Institute of Palm Beach in March 1980, the Presidential Yacht Trust acquired Sequoia for about $1.1 million later t…
EPA administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford's cruise with Reagan officials
In August 1982 EPA administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford allegedly told eight Reagan administration officials aboard Sequoia that she was withholding tox…
Eight-month, 6,000-mile national tour
In 1984 the Presidential Yacht Trust sent Sequoia on an eight-month, 6,000-mile tour of the country to raise support for her preservation.
Statue of Liberty centennial naval review
Freshly restored at a cost of about $2 million, Sequoia passed in review in New York Harbor during the International Naval Review marking the centenni…
Vice President Bush hosts Yang Shangkun
In May 1987 Vice President George H. W. Bush entertained Yang Shangkun — who became President of China the following year — aboard Sequoia.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Sequoia was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 23 December 1987 and designated a National Historic Landmark in March 1988.
President Clinton attends an event aboard
On 17 October 2000 Bill Clinton attended an event aboard Sequoia, becoming the tenth U.S. president to set foot on the yacht.
Crew reunion cruise from the Washington Navy Yard
On 23 April 2003 the Navy Museum at the Washington Navy Yard hosted a reunion of former Sequoia crew members, whose families were taken for a cruise o…
Cruise to Mount Vernon for wounded soldiers and their families
On 11 October 2005 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, and his senior enlisted advisor, Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, joined…
FE Partners acquires Sequoia and begins restoration planning
In October 2016 FE Partners, associated with the Equator Capital Group, acquired Sequoia for $7.8 million after litigation with her previous owner, an…
Moved to Belfast, Maine, for restoration
After a barge move from Deltaville, Virginia, to Cambridge, Maryland, in September 2019, Sequoia was taken to Belfast, Maine, in October 2019 for rest…
Returned to Cambridge, Maryland, for a five-year renovation
In October 2023 Sequoia returned to Cambridge, Maryland, where an estimated five-year, $15 million renovation is being carried out alongside the Richa…