GIFTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Among the gifts in the White House to former United States Presidents is a valuable desk which was presented to President Hayes by Queen Victoria. It is made from the timbers of the British ship Resolute, which was a part of the expedition that was sent in search of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer, who was lost in 1852. Tho Resolute was discovered and extricated in 1858 by an Amesican ship. The vessel was purchased, fitted out, and sent to England as a gift to Queen Victoria by the President and the people of tho United States. Years afterward, when the ship was broken up, the Queen ordered a desk made from the timbers, and tendered the desk to President Hayes. The State Department custodian is also keeping guard over a gold medal pending the time when former President Taft can receive it. The medal was presented to him by the Italian Government for his zeal in sending help to jbhe earthquake sufferers in 1909.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1913, Page 12
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171GIFTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1913, Page 12
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