President Biden kept the Resolute desk. A gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford B. Hayes, it was made from timbers of the British ship HMS Resolute. Every president since has used the desk somewhere in The White House except Johnson, Ford & Nixon. Carter returned it to the Oval.
FDR had ordered a door / the presidential seal to hide his leg braces, but he died before it was installed. Jackie Kennedy rediscovered the Resolute desk in 1961. A Scotch-taped cover & film equipment obscured it in the Broadcast Room. JFK, Jr. shown playing at his father's feet.
George H.W. Bush picked his desk from the VP's office, following the tradition of former VP-presidents Johnson, Nixon & Ford. Carter was disappointed not to see 'JFK's desk' when he got to the Oval in '77. The Smithsonian returned it to the Oval - Carter's 1st executive decision.
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