The Resolute desk has been a favorite of presidents for more than a century.

Carter replaced it with the more widely known Resolute desk.

Replicas of the Resolute desk have appeared in many movies.

There are exact replicas of the Resolute desk on display in at least five presidential libraries.

But most frequently the president has his feet on the famous Resolute desk in the Oval Office.

Did George Bush leave one of his old speeches in the Resolute Desk?

The presidency, if nothing else, is about managing the matrix of unexpected crises that cross the Resolute Desk.

"And George W Bush sits at the Resolute desk as has virtually every president since 1879."

This was not the Resolute desk, but a companion desk made from other timbers from the same vessel.

Bill Clinton subsequently brought the Resolute desk back again to the Oval Office, where it has remained since.

President John F. Kennedy used the Resolute desk in the Oval Office.

The President ste6red the three newcomers over to places around the coffee table in front of the big Resolute desk in the Oval Office.

She told the story of the HMS Resolute desk in the Oval Office.

"And I don't want you messing with my Resolute desk, you know, with all the gizmos and gadgets."

The first time a base was made for the Resolute Desk was during the John F. Kennedy Administration.

McCain talks boldly about what he could accomplish if voters put him to work at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

That base is very visible in the famous photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. playing under the Resolute Desk.

The POTUS walked back to the Resolute Desk and slumped into his chair.

The chairs are currently in use in the Obama Oval Office, including a pair flanking the Resolute Desk.

As the Kid President sat at the Resolute desk and picked up the phone, President Obama warned, "Let's make sure not to cause an international incident."

For those familiar with the film "National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets," the president's Resolute Desk is an object of some curiosity, if not fascination.

The Resolute Desk is a version once used for a play performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore., about 15 miles away.

In these past eight years, I've sat at the Resolute desk and reviewed the daily intelligence briefings, the threat assessments, and reports from our commanders on the front lines.

But this is not just any desk - the Resolute desk was given to President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880.

American Presidents Gallery - Contains the signature of every American president, as well as a replica of the famous Resolute Desk.