President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office with the Resolute desk, the desk they both used, in the background. Since the construction of the Oval Office in 1909, there have been six different desks used …

The 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.

Jan 21, 2025 · President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal belongings that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.

Apr 3, 2021 · Its story illustrates America and Britain’s relationship and its tenure in the White House provides a chronological record of U.S. Presidents. The Resolute Desk is a mainstay feature of the Oval Office. Since its first use in that office by President Kennedy, the desk has become ingrained with the presidency.

Jan 20, 2021 · President-elect Joe Biden will soon have to choose which one of the six Oval Office desks from years past best suits him and his vision for this historic room: the Theodore Roosevelt desk,...

Oct 31, 2019 · The Resolute Desk is a massive oak desk closely associated with presidents of the United States due to its prominent placement in the Oval Office. The desk arrived at the White House in November 1880, as a gift from Britain's Queen Victoria .

Feb 16, 2018 · The current Oval Office under President Donald Trump uses a blend of the designs from the past presidents. He uses the Resolute desk, George W. Bush’s couches, Reagan’s rug, Clinton’s gold drapes and The Bronco Buster is still displayed.

The first desk used in the Oval Office was the Theodore Roosevelt desk, and the desk currently in use by Donald Trump is the Resolute desk. Of the six desks used in the Oval Office, the Resolute desk has spent the longest time there, having been used by eight presidents in the room.

Jan 22, 2025 · With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House, the Oval Office — perhaps the most-recognizable office in the world — has received a makeover. Busts have been swapped out, new...

Apr 7, 2016 · The desk was moved from Roosevelt’s proto-Oval Office when President William Taft came into office and expanded the Executive Building, creating the first Oval Office as we know it today.