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The President's Desk, aka the Resolute Desk, after the ship it's made from, is English Oak. It was a gift from the Queen of England to Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes.
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What is desk in Spanish?
a desk in Spanish is called an el pupitre
Why is the resolute desk called the resolute desk?
Apparently it was built from the timbers of the Resolute(a former exploration ship).
Which president used a lap desk to write important papers?
Thomas Jefferson used a mahogany lap desk to write his first draft of the Constitution.
Two students are sitting on opposite sides of the same desk There is nothing in between them but the desk Why can't they see each other?
Because they are sitting with their backs to each other.
When the President is rejects a bill by leaving it on his desk until after Congress has ended session this called a?
When the president rejects a bill by leaving it on his desk until after Congress has ended session, it is called a pocket veto.
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