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Found this GREAT image on an piece about Childe Hassam.  The painting on the wall, which has the American flag is a Childe Hassam painting. 

The other part of the pic is Barak Obama.  This photo was taken about 8 days after he became president.   

He's sitting at the Resolute desk.  

I thought calling a desk 'The Resolute desk' was some tired Republican idea.  

Turns out that the desk was made from the oak timbers of the HMS Resolute, a ship that had been used in Arctic exploration.  The desk was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes, back in 1880.  

Fun fact: One of my grandfathers was born eight years later.