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 ...

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 ...

When Lyndon B. Johnson chose a different desk for the Oval Office, the Resolute Desk was included in a traveling exhibition ...