Bangor Daily News
Much more than a piece of furniture, the president's Resolute Desk has echoed through history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Franklin D. Roosevelt toiled over paperwork there during the World War II’s darkest days. George W. Bush sat behind it to address the nation on 9/11. Beneath it, John F. Kennedy Jr.…
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