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Bookmark or Share- Resolute desk - WikipediaThe Resolute desk, also known as the Hayes desk, is a nineteenth-century partners desk used by several presidents of the United States in the White House as the Oval Office desk, including the five most recent presidents.
- HMS Resolute and the Resolute Desk | World HistoryThe Resolute Desks. In 1879, HMS Resolute was retired. The ship was made of fine, strong oak and Queen Victoria commissioned William Evenden of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham, England, to make artifacts from its timbers.
- What is the Resolute Desk? - White House Historical AssociationThe 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 Pre...
- The Long And Fascinating History Of The President's Resolute DeskThe Resolute Desk was a gift to Rutherford B. Hayes from Queen Victoria, but the history of the White House's most famous piece of furniture is far more complicated than that. It's made from an old British Royal Navy ship that was used for Arctic exploration.
- The Resolute Desk: The Story Behind the Iconic Oval Office FixtureThe Resolute Desk is an icon in American history. Its story illustrates America and Britain’s relationship and its tenure in the White House provides a chronological record of U.S. Presidents. Apr 3, 2021 • By Austin Bryan, BA History (in progress)
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