​The Surprising History Of The President’s ‘Resolute’ Desk – Tyler Durden

The Surprising History Of The President’s ‘Resolute’ Desk Authored by Walker Larson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The president’s desk bears a remarkable pedigree. Its story ties together several disparate historical threads, including a ghost ship, polar exploration, and relations between the United States and the UK. The tale begins with a certain British Admiral, Sir Edward Belch. President Ronald Reagan sits at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office in the White House. Public Domain A mapmaker in the British Royal Navy described Sir Edward Belcher as “a tyrannical martinet who made every ship he commanded a floating hell.”…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More