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The Resolute desk is a massive oak desk closely associated with presidents of the United States due to its prominent placement in the Oval Office.
The desk arrived at the White House in November 1880, as a gift from Britain's Queen Victoria. It became one of the most recognizable pieces of American furniture during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, after his wife realized its historic significance and had it placed in the Oval Office.
Photographs of President Kennedy seated at the imposing desk, as his young son John played beneath it, peeking out from a door panel, captivated the nation.
The story of the desk is steeped in naval lore, as it was crafted from oak timbers of a British research vessel, HMS Resolute. The Resolute's fate became wrapped up in the exploration of the Arctic, one of the great quests of the mid-1800s.
The Resolute had to be abandoned by its crew in the Arctic in 1854 after becoming locked in ice. But, a year later, it was found drifting by an American whaling ship. After a meticulous refitting at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Resolute was then sailed by an American naval crew to England.
The ship, with great fanfare, was presented by the American government to Queen Victoria in December 1856. The return of the ship was celebrated in Britain, and the incident became a symbol of friendship between the two nations....
In the 1870s the Resolute was taken out of service and was going to be broken up. Queen Victoria, who apparently harbored fond memories of the ship and its return to England, directed that oak timbers from the Resolute be salvaged and made into a gift for the American president.
After President Kennedy's assassination the Resolute desk was removed from the Oval Office, as President Johnson preferred a simpler and more modern desk.
The Resolute desk, for a time, was on display in the Smithsonian's American Museum of American History, as part of an exhibit on the presidency. In January 1977, incoming President Jimmy Carter requested that the desk be brought back to the Oval Office. All the presidents since have used the gift from Queen Victoria crafted of oak from H.M.S. Resolute. (Exceptions Nixon, Ford and G.H.W.Bush)
George H. W. Bush used this desk (C&O) during his tenure as both vice president and president of the United States. It was created for the owners of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway around 1920 and subsequently donated to the White House.
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-resolute-desk-4121120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oval_Office_desks