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To: EQAndyBuzz

Remember when a gift to the Queen was a collection of his speeches and she gave an elegant gift constructed, I believe, from one of the original ships that landed in Plymouth Rock. Someone here will correct me if I remember wrong.


11 posted on 11/17/2015 1:45:42 PM PST by Calpublican (Republican Party Now Stands for Nothing!!!!!(Except Conniving))
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To: Calpublican

One can count on Obama to do something tacky. No class. He surely has made more gaffs than any other president - but MSM keeps overlooking it.


26 posted on 11/18/2015 6:26:01 AM PST by Dante3
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To: Calpublican

You’re pretty close.

The gift from the Queen was constructed of wood from the sister ship of HMS Resolute. The desk that most Presidents have in the Oval Office is constructed from timbers from HMS Resolute, and is called “The Resolute Desk”.

And, before anyone posts pictures here, I’ll point out that several Presidents have had pictures of them with their feet up on the Resolute Desk. Not just Obama.


27 posted on 11/18/2015 6:32:18 AM PST by tanknetter
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