The Resolute Desk is a double pedestal partners’ desk made from the oak timbers of the British ship HMS Resolute. In 1880, Queen Victoria gifted the desk to President Rutherford B. Hayes. …

After President Lyndon B. Johnson selected another desk for his office, it was lent to a Kennedy Library traveling exhibition, 1964-1965, and then to the Smithsonian Institution for exhibition, …

Sep 22, 2023 · Bauss was a model-maker and designer employed by the National Park Service; he carved the panel addition. 14 Bauss said: “The President requested that a panel be placed …

The desk was made from the oak timbers of the British ship H.M.S. Resolute and sent as a gift to President Rutherford B. Hayes from Queen Victoria in 1880. For her first redecoration of the …

Congress spent $40,000 to rescue and repair the ship and sent it to England as a goodwill gift to Queen Victoria. When the HMS Resolute was decommissioned, Queen Victoria had this desk …

President Johnson used his own personal desk, built for him in the U.S. Senate's carpentry shop, during his tenure. Each president decorates the Oval Office to his liking, and President …

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of their White House legacy. From 1961 to 1963, the White House became a …

On January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the thirty-ninth president of the United States. During his time in the White House (1977–81), President Carter made many decisions …

Barbara Bush looks at photographs on the table behind President Bush, who works at his desk in the Oval Office. Millie joins them. For his Oval Office, President Bush selected a desk made in …

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of their White House legacy. From 1961 to 1963, the White House became a …