The Resolute Desk was first used in the Oval Office by John F Kennedy in 1961. After JFK’s assassination in 1963, which saw Johnson ascend to the Oval Office, he selected the Johnson Desk.

President Donald Trump temporarily removes the 150-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to be refinished.

Hayes in 1880. The Resolute Desk was first used in the Oval Office by President John F Kennedy in 1961. After JFK’s assassination in 1963, which saw Vice President Lyndon Johnson ascend to the ...

The White House has assured the public it’s snot a permanent change. President Trump ordered the iconic Resolute Desk removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment after Elon Musk’s 4-year ...

After JFK’s assassination in 1963, which saw Johnson ascend to the Oval Office, he selected the Johnson Desk. After being retired, the Resolute Desk was then displayed in the Smithsonian between ...

President Donald Trump has temporarily taken the 150-year-old Resolute Desk out of the Oval Office for refinishing. “A President, after election, gets a choice of 1 in 7 desks,” Trump wrote on ...