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Sitting at the historic Resolute desk, his presidential hero in his line of sight, the 46th president seemed determined to define his own record in office, and he discussed what he might do in his ...
Joe Biden: Johnson desk: Lyndon B. Johnson: 75.5 by 45.5 inches (192 by 116 cm) [33] This desk was used by Johnson from the time he was in the United States Senate up through his tenure in the Oval Office. [34] It is one of only two desks to date, along with the C&O desk, to serve only one president. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum ...
In 1961, during the John F. Kennedy administration, a two-inch-tall plinth was installed under the desk to elevate the kneehole and allow the president to sit more comfortably. [10] The plinth fits the shape of the desk, sitting flush with the molding above it. [5] The original plinth was replaced in 1986 during Ronald Reagan's administration. [14]
The Oval Office has become associated in Americans' minds with the presidency itself through memorable images, such as a young John F. Kennedy, Jr. peering through the front panel of his father's desk, President Richard Nixon speaking by telephone with the Apollo 11 astronauts during their moonwalk, and Amy Carter bringing her Siamese cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang to brighten her father ...
The claim: Image shows Joe Biden with large stacks of executive orders on his desk. In his first weeks in office, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders aimed at tackling the ...
CLAIM: A video shows President Joe Biden trying to sit in a chair that wasn’t there during a ceremony in Normandy, France, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. As World War II veterans ...
Air Force Brigadier General Brad Webb was sitting at the table monitoring the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound when Michael Leiter, then director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, entered the room. Leiter does not appear in the photograph, but was followed by Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and others. Soon the ...
Democrats, aligned with Biden’s agenda, will likely stand up, clap and sit back down many, many times during the speech. Republicans, however, will likely do so sparingly.