Presidential carrier names and congressional funding

Why did the U.S. Navy start giving aircraft carriers political names?

Presidential commemoration is linked in this exchange to congressional support for carrier funding.

A question about the origins of political carrier names receives a funding explanation. In this account, both major parties could point to a carrier commemorating one of their presidents. The convention is linked to congressional support for the shipbuilding programme. The brief exchange does not identify a particular naming decision or establish a precise start date.