Busts of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman as well as civil rights leader Martin Luther ... The oak desk, a gift from Queen Victoria, was first used in the Oval Office by President John F.

Indeed, history offers numerous stories of underestimated men rising to distinction in the Oval Office, notably James Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan. Truman is an especially ...

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Source: White House Museum, The Truman Library He used Theodore ... Kennedy was in the process of redesigning the Oval Office when he was assassinated. The idea was to install a new red rug ...

Busts of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman as well as civil rights ... was first used in the Oval Office by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Brendan Rascius is a McClatchy national ...