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The Symbol of Failure in the Oval Office
The long and winding tale behind the Resolute Desk.
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Stephen Dando-Collins
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August 5, 2025
![The Resolute Desk at the White House during the Grover Cleveland administration, 1886. [Wikimedia Commons]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bunkhistory.org/derivatives/rectangle_small/images/2025-08-05/$2y$10$nXr5ENGFFNcydcnBKdvQsuW4Z3yrXBkBZiaJgQTGIAf78bh4BI7./186051-1194px-Yellow_Oval_Room_1886.png)