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Anthony Bolante/REUTERS The same can be said of the Resolute Desk, which was given to the United States by Queen Victoria of Great Britain in 1880 to mark the friendship between the two nations.

The Resolute Desk in the Oval Office was a gift from Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880.

Gifted to former President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880, the Resolute Desk is a double pedestal partner's desk made from oak timbers of the British Ship HMS Resolute, according to ...

The iconic Resolute Desk, on the other hand, was crafted from oak wood salvaged from the British ship HMS Resolute and gifted to President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880.

The Resolute Desk is perhaps the most famous and well-known desk to adorn the Oval Office, built from the remains of the British Arctic exploration vessel the HMS Resolute and presented by Queen ...

The Resolute Desk The Resolute Desk is perhaps the most iconic piece of furniture in the Oval Office. It was gifted by Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880.

The oak wood from the British ship HMS Resolute was used to make the Resolute Desk. President Rutherford B. Hayes received the desk as a gift from Queen Victoria in 1880.

US President Donald Trump has temporarily replaced the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with the C&O Desk. The move followed Elon Musk's visit with his son, X Æ A-12. Here's what happened.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the 150-year-old Resolute Desk to be removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment, following an incident where Elon Musk's son, X Æ A-Xii, reportedly wiped ...

The Resolute desk was made using the oak wood from the British ship HMS Resolute. Queen Victoria gifted it to President Rutherford B. Hayes the desk in 1880.