Oval Office at the JFK Memorial Library in Boston, MA. The plaque on the front of the desk reads:
"H.M.S. "Resolute" forming part of the expedition sent in search of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN in 1852 was abandoned in Latitude 74"41' N. Longitude 101"22' W. on 15th May 1854. She was disvovered and extricated in September 1855, in Latitude 67"N. by CAPTAIN BUDDINGTON of the UNITED STATES WHALER "GEORGE HENRY." The ship was purchased, fitted out and sent to England as a gift to HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA by the PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES as a toekn of goodwill & friendship. This table was made from her timbers when she was broken up and is presented by the QUEEN OF BREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND to the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES as a memorial of the courtesy and loving kindness which dictated the offer of the gift of the "RESOLUTE""