▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F lo ating ▁White ▁House ." ▁Man it ou ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁at ▁the ▁M . ▁M . ▁Davis ▁& ▁Son ▁ship yard ▁in ▁Sol om ons ▁Island , ▁Maryland . ▁It ▁was ▁ ▁Design ▁No . ▁ 9 9 ▁of ▁naval ▁architect s ▁Spark man ▁& ▁Steph ens , ▁who ▁built ▁many ▁America ' s ▁Cup ▁racing ▁y ach ts . ▁ ▁Man it ou ▁was ▁originally ▁commission ed ▁and ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁by ▁race ▁car ▁driver ▁James ▁L owe . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁prompt ly ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Chicago - M ack in ac ▁Race ▁in ▁the ▁cru ising ▁division ▁( on ▁corrected ▁time ), ▁be ating ▁all ▁previous ▁records . ▁She ▁came ▁a ▁close ▁second ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Man it ou ▁won ▁the ▁Port ▁Hur on ▁to ▁Mack in ac ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁After ▁these ▁success es , ▁L owe ▁sold ▁her , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁she ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁vessel ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy ▁in ▁New ▁London , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁President ▁Kennedy ▁used ▁Man it ou ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁Man it ou ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁ownership ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁training ▁vessel