Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

Former President John F. Kennedy was the first president to use the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. When former President Lyndon B. Johnson took office in 1963, he requested another desk for the ...

It was rumored to have been installed by Lyndon B. Johnson, who arranged for the button and the wooden box it was placed in so that he could be warned of the first lady's visit to the Oval Office.

Lyndon B Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, according to the White House Historical Association. The Resolute Desk was first used in the Oval Office by John F Kennedy in 1961. After JFK’s ...

The Resolute Desk was first used in the Oval Office in 1961 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. After President Lyndon B. Johnson selected another desk for his office, it was lent to a ...