Since 1977, the Resolute Desk has remained a firm fixture in the Oval Office and used by every president bar George H.W. Bush, who opted for the C&O Desk. Bush Sr is the only president to use the C&O Desk, marking it as the shortest-serving desk to date.

For 145 years, the Resolute Desk has been closely associated with US presidents, having first been placed in the Oval Office during John F Kennedy’s tenure. But Donald Trump has decided to remove it and replace it with the C&O Desk.