But they did agree on using the Resolute Desk. Sophie and Ellie reflect on the fact that Joe Biden and Donald Trump did not agree on much. Most US Presidents since them have chosen to use the Resolute Desk. Suddenly the whole world remembered the Resolute Desk. A photographer took a photo of them playing while their Dad was on the phone. Then her children discovered the little door that Roosevelt had installed. 3.The ultra-clear LCD screen allows you to see it clearly during the day or night, and it is a practical and simple design. 2.Automatically shut down after 10 minutes, energy saving and environmental protection design. She brought it out and placed it in the main office in the White House called the Oval Office. Practical Design: 1.The folding probe is locked in place to ensure cleanliness and safety. In a back room she found, under a pile of electrical equipment, the old Resolute Desk. Grinnell funded one of the rescue expeditions. One of the desks, a small lady’s desk, was presented as a gift to Henry Grinnell’s widow in honor of his efforts to rescue the Franklin party. She went exploring around the White House. According to Resolute historian Elizabeth Matthews, author of HMS Resolute, there were at least four desks made from the Resolute. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880 has long been in use at the White House. Resolute, the magnificent carved desk gifted to President Rutherford B. If you have questions, or would like more information about the Resolute Desk, please send us a message. His wife wanted to refurbish the White House. International shipping is also available. Later US presidents rather forgot about the desk. Roosevelt used it he had a little door installed so that no one could see that he used a wheelchair. Successive presidents used it in different rooms. This amazing writing desk is second to none Fell like the president and change the world behind one of these replica president desks. The Americans were delighted with the gift. One would be gift to the US President and another would be for herself. She decided to use her timbers to make some desks. But Queen Victoria remembered she had been a gift from America. It helped Britain and American become friends.įor twenty years HMS Resolute carried on sailing near Britain. The American government decided to repair the ship and to send her as a present to Queen Victoria. Many people thought they should be friends rather than arguing all the time. (This was in the days before the Secret Service.) President Rutherford Hayes stood by as workmen opened the mysterious package. No one knew what was in it, as they weren’t expecting any deliveries that day. The ship belonged to them now.īut there were lots of tensions between Britain and America. On November 2, 1880, a large crate arrived at the White House. The Americans took the ship back to America. The ice had melted and the ship had floated away.
This time by an American ship over 1000 miles away. Eventually, one of the ships, the HMS Resolute got stuck in the ice. They explain how the British went exploring the North West passage in the 1850s. Of all six desks to serve as the president's desk in the Oval Office, the Resolute desk has the longest history in the White House, though it wasn't moved.
They tell the history of the desk that is a symbol of friendship between Britain and America. Our Resolute Presidential Desk is made from premium grade solid plantation grown and certified legal mahogany and can be finished in an assortment of colors and finishes, and finished with a plain wood top or with leather inlays.Sophie (age 7) & Ellie (age 5) tell how Joe Biden and Donald Trump both chose to use the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. This desk is just like the original in every detail, even down to the screws used to lock the doors in the desk pedestals. The original desk, as seen many times in pictures in the White House Oval Office, is our standard 72×48. Hayes by British Queen Victoria in appreciation for the return to Great Britain of HMS Resolute, a British Arctic exploring ship which became encased in the Arctic ice on a mission to find British Arctic explorer Rear Admiral John Franklin. Resolute Desk The Resolute Desk is made from 100 solid wood, Mahogany or Oak. The desk was originally given to President Rutherford B. This solid wood Resolute Presidential Desk by Mahogany Mills is a gorgeous replica of the Presidential Desk used in the Oval Office of the White House. This item can be customized ANY way you like - request a quoteħft Mahogany Leather Top Presidential Oval Office Resolute Deskĭimensions: 31.5H x 84.75W x 52.75D inches